Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 54 · 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 patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
2. 2.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
6. 6.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
7. 7.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
10. 10.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
11. 11.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
12. 12.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
14. 14.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
15. 15.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
16. 16.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
18. 18.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
19. 19.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
20. 20.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
21. 21.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
23. 23.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
25. 25.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
26. 26.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
27. 27.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
28. 28.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
29. 29.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
30. 30.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
31. 31.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
32. 32.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
33. 33.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
34. 34.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
35. 35.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
36. 36.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
37. 37.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
39. 39.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
40. 40.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight

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