Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 481 · 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: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
2. 2.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
3. 3.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
4. 4.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
5. 5.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
6. 6.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
7. 7.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
9. 9.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
10. 10.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
11. 11.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
12. 12.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
13. 13.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
14. 14.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
15. 15.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
17. 17.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
18. 18.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
20. 20.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
21. 21.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
23. 23.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
24. 24.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
25. 25.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
26. 26.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
27. 27.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
28. 28.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
32. 32.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
33. 33.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
36. 36.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
37. 37.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
39. 39.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
40. 40.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth

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