Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 547 · 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: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
3. 3.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
4. 4.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
5. 5.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
6. 6.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
8. 8.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
9. 9.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
10. 10.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
11. 11.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
12. 12.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
13. 13.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
14. 14.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
15. 15.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
16. 16.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
17. 17.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
18. 18.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
20. 20.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
21. 21.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
22. 22.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
23. 23.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
24. 24.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
26. 26.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
28. 28.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
29. 29.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
30. 30.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
33. 33.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
35. 35.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
36. 36.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
38. 38.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
40. 40.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop

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