Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 536 · 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: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
4. 4.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
6. 6.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
7. 7.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
10. 10.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
11. 11.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
12. 12.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
13. 13.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
15. 15.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
17. 17.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
18. 18.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
20. 20.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
21. 21.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
22. 22.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
23. 23.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
24. 24.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
25. 25.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
26. 26.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
28. 28.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
29. 29.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
31. 31.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
32. 32.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
33. 33.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
34. 34.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
35. 35.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
36. 36.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
37. 37.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
39. 39.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
40. 40.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake

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