Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 457 · 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: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
2. 2.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
3. 3.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
5. 5.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
6. 6.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
7. 7.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
9. 9.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
10. 10.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
12. 12.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
13. 13.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
14. 14.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
17. 17.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
18. 18.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
20. 20.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
21. 21.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
22. 22.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
23. 23.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
28. 28.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
29. 29.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
30. 30.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
31. 31.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
33. 33.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
34. 34.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
36. 36.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
37. 37.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
38. 38.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
39. 39.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
40. 40.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready

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