Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 516 · 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: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
2. 2.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
3. 3.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
4. 4.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
5. 5.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
6. 6.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
7. 7.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
8. 8.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
10. 10.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
11. 11.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
12. 12.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
13. 13.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
16. 16.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
17. 17.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
18. 18.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
19. 19.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
20. 20.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
21. 21.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
23. 23.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
24. 24.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
26. 26.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
27. 27.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
28. 28.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
30. 30.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
31. 31.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
32. 32.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
34. 34.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
35. 35.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
36. 36.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
37. 37.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
38. 38.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
39. 39.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
40. 40.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope

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