Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 506 · 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: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
2. 2.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
3. 3.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
4. 4.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
6. 6.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
7. 7.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
9. 9.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
11. 11.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
12. 12.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
13. 13.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
15. 15.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
16. 16.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
17. 17.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
20. 20.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
22. 22.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
23. 23.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
24. 24.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
25. 25.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
26. 26.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
28. 28.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
30. 30.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
31. 31.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
32. 32.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
33. 33.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
37. 37.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
38. 38.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
39. 39.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
40. 40.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside

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