Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 537 · 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 goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
2. 2.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
4. 4.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
5. 5.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
6. 6.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
8. 8.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
9. 9.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
11. 11.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
12. 12.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
13. 13.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
15. 15.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
16. 16.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
17. 17.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
19. 19.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
20. 20.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
21. 21.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
24. 24.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
25. 25.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
26. 26.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
27. 27.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
28. 28.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
29. 29.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
30. 30.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
32. 32.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
33. 33.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
34. 34.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
35. 35.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
36. 36.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
37. 37.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
38. 38.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
39. 39.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
40. 40.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except

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