Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 466 · 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: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
2. 2.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
3. 3.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
4. 4.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
5. 5.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
7. 7.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
9. 9.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
10. 10.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
14. 14.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
15. 15.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
16. 16.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
17. 17.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
18. 18.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
21. 21.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
22. 22.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
23. 23.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
24. 24.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
25. 25.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
26. 26.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
28. 28.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
29. 29.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
30. 30.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
32. 32.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
33. 33.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
35. 35.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
36. 36.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
38. 38.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
40. 40.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than

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