Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 525 · 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 bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
4. 4.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
5. 5.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
7. 7.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
8. 8.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
11. 11.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
12. 12.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
13. 13.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
14. 14.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
15. 15.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
16. 16.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
17. 17.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
18. 18.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
19. 19.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
21. 21.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
22. 22.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
24. 24.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
25. 25.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
26. 26.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
27. 27.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
28. 28.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
30. 30.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
31. 31.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
32. 32.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
34. 34.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
35. 35.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
36. 36.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
37. 37.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
38. 38.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
40. 40.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept

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