Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 513 · 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 patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
3. 3.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
6. 6.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
7. 7.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
8. 8.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
10. 10.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
11. 11.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
12. 12.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
13. 13.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
15. 15.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
16. 16.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
19. 19.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
20. 20.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
22. 22.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
23. 23.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
24. 24.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
25. 25.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
26. 26.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
27. 27.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
28. 28.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
29. 29.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
30. 30.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
35. 35.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
36. 36.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
38. 38.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
39. 39.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
40. 40.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel

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