Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 470 · 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 bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
2. 2.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
3. 3.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
4. 4.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
5. 5.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
6. 6.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
7. 7.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
8. 8.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
10. 10.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
11. 11.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
12. 12.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
13. 13.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
14. 14.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
15. 15.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
16. 16.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
18. 18.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
19. 19.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
20. 20.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
22. 22.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
23. 23.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
24. 24.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
25. 25.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
26. 26.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
27. 27.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
29. 29.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
30. 30.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
31. 31.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
32. 32.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
33. 33.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
35. 35.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
36. 36.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
38. 38.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
39. 39.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
40. 40.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise

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