Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 5 · 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: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
2. 2.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
4. 4.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
5. 5.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
6. 6.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
7. 7.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
8. 8.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
9. 9.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
10. 10.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
11. 11.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
14. 14.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
16. 16.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
17. 17.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
18. 18.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
19. 19.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
20. 20.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
21. 21.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
23. 23.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
24. 24.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
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: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
27. 27.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
28. 28.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
29. 29.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
30. 30.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
31. 31.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
32. 32.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
33. 33.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
34. 34.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
35. 35.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
36. 36.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
37. 37.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
38. 38.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
39. 39.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale

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