Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 465 · 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: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
2. 2.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
3. 3.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
5. 5.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
7. 7.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
10. 10.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
12. 12.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
13. 13.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
14. 14.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
15. 15.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
16. 16.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
17. 17.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
18. 18.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
20. 20.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
21. 21.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
22. 22.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
24. 24.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
25. 25.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
29. 29.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
30. 30.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
31. 31.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
33. 33.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
34. 34.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
35. 35.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
36. 36.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
37. 37.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
38. 38.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
39. 39.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
40. 40.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes

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