Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 510 · 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 ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
2. 2.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
3. 3.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
4. 4.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
7. 7.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
9. 9.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
11. 11.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
12. 12.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
13. 13.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
15. 15.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
16. 16.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
17. 17.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
18. 18.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
19. 19.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
20. 20.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
21. 21.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
22. 22.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
23. 23.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
25. 25.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
26. 26.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
29. 29.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
30. 30.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
31. 31.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
32. 32.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
33. 33.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
34. 34.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
35. 35.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
36. 36.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
38. 38.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
39. 39.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
40. 40.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope

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