Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 534 · 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: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
2. 2.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
3. 3.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
4. 4.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
5. 5.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
6. 6.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
9. 9.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
10. 10.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
12. 12.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
14. 14.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
16. 16.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
17. 17.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
18. 18.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
19. 19.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
20. 20.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
21. 21.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
22. 22.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
23. 23.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
24. 24.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
25. 25.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
26. 26.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
28. 28.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
29. 29.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
30. 30.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
31. 31.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
32. 32.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
33. 33.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
34. 34.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
35. 35.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
37. 37.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
38. 38.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
39. 39.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
40. 40.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle

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