Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 559 · 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: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
2. 2.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
4. 4.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
5. 5.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
6. 6.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
7. 7.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
8. 8.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
9. 9.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
10. 10.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
12. 12.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
13. 13.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
14. 14.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
15. 15.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
16. 16.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
17. 17.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
19. 19.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
20. 20.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
21. 21.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
22. 22.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
23. 23.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
24. 24.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
28. 28.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
30. 30.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
31. 31.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
32. 32.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
33. 33.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
34. 34.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
35. 35.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
36. 36.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow

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