Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 493 · 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: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
2. 2.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
3. 3.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
5. 5.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
6. 6.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
7. 7.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
8. 8.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
9. 9.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
10. 10.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
11. 11.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
12. 12.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
14. 14.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
17. 17.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
18. 18.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
19. 19.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
20. 20.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
21. 21.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
22. 22.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
25. 25.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
26. 26.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
27. 27.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
28. 28.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
30. 30.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
31. 31.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
32. 32.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
33. 33.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
34. 34.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
35. 35.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
37. 37.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
38. 38.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course

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