Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 489 · 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: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
2. 2.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
3. 3.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
4. 4.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
5. 5.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
6. 6.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
7. 7.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
10. 10.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
11. 11.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
12. 12.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
13. 13.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
14. 14.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
15. 15.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
17. 17.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
18. 18.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
19. 19.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
20. 20.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
21. 21.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
22. 22.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
23. 23.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
24. 24.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
25. 25.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
26. 26.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
27. 27.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
28. 28.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
29. 29.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
30. 30.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
31. 31.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
32. 32.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
33. 33.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
34. 34.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
35. 35.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
36. 36.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
38. 38.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
40. 40.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair

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