Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 479 · 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: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
3. 3.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
4. 4.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
5. 5.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
6. 6.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
7. 7.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
8. 8.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
9. 9.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
10. 10.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
12. 12.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
14. 14.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
15. 15.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
17. 17.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
19. 19.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
20. 20.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
22. 22.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
23. 23.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
24. 24.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
25. 25.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
26. 26.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
27. 27.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
28. 28.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
29. 29.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
30. 30.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
31. 31.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
33. 33.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
34. 34.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
35. 35.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
36. 36.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
37. 37.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
38. 38.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
39. 39.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
40. 40.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel

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