Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 509 · 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: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
3. 3.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
4. 4.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
5. 5.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
6. 6.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
7. 7.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
8. 8.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
9. 9.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
10. 10.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
11. 11.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
12. 12.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
13. 13.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
14. 14.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
15. 15.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
16. 16.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
18. 18.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
20. 20.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
23. 23.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
24. 24.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
25. 25.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
26. 26.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
27. 27.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
28. 28.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
29. 29.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
32. 32.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
33. 33.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
35. 35.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
37. 37.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
38. 38.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
39. 39.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were

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