Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 487 · 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: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
3. 3.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
5. 5.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
6. 6.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
7. 7.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
9. 9.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
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 children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
12. 12.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
13. 13.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
14. 14.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
15. 15.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
16. 16.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
18. 18.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
19. 19.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
21. 21.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
22. 22.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
23. 23.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
24. 24.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
25. 25.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
26. 26.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
28. 28.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
29. 29.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
30. 30.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
31. 31.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
34. 34.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
35. 35.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
36. 36.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
37. 37.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
39. 39.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
40. 40.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly

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