Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 455 · 40 questions

Word tip (Meaning first, then spelling): Decide what the sentence needs: an action (verb) or a thing (noun)? affect / advise are verbs; effect / advice are nouns. Use memory tricks: stationEry has e for envelopes; stationAry has a for “at rest”; dessert has a double s for “sweet stuff”. Read the finished sentence and check the meaning.

1. 1.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
2. 2.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
3. 3.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
4. 4.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
5. 5.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
6. 6.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
7. 7.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
8. 8.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
9. 9.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
10. 10.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
11. 11.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
12. 12.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
13. 13.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
14. 14.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
15. 15.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
16. 16.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
20. 20.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
21. 21.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
22. 22.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
23. 23.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
25. 25.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
26. 26.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
27. 27.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
28. 28.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
29. 29.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
30. 30.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
31. 31.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
32. 32.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
33. 33.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
34. 34.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
35. 35.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
36. 36.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
38. 38.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented

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