Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 553 · 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 doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
3. 3.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
5. 5.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
6. 6.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
7. 7.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
8. 8.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
9. 9.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
10. 10.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
12. 12.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
13. 13.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
14. 14.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
15. 15.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
17. 17.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
18. 18.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
19. 19.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
21. 21.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
23. 23.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
24. 24.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
25. 25.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
27. 27.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
28. 28.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
29. 29.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
30. 30.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
31. 31.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
32. 32.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
33. 33.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
34. 34.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
35. 35.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
37. 37.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
38. 38.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
39. 39.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
40. 40.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary

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