Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 492 · 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: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
2. 2.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
3. 3.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
4. 4.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
5. 5.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
6. 6.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
8. 8.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
9. 9.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
10. 10.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
11. 11.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
12. 12.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
14. 14.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
15. 15.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
16. 16.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
18. 18.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
19. 19.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
20. 20.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
21. 21.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
22. 22.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
25. 25.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
26. 26.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
27. 27.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
28. 28.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
30. 30.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
31. 31.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
33. 33.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
34. 34.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
35. 35.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
37. 37.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
38. 38.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
39. 39.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
40. 40.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect

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