Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 461 · 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: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
2. 2.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
3. 3.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
4. 4.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
5. 5.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
6. 6.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
7. 7.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
8. 8.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
9. 9.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
10. 10.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
11. 11.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
12. 12.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
14. 14.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
15. 15.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
17. 17.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
20. 20.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
21. 21.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
22. 22.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
24. 24.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
25. 25.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
26. 26.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
27. 27.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
32. 32.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
33. 33.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
35. 35.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
36. 36.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
38. 38.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
39. 39.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow

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