Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 571 · 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: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
2. 2.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
3. 3.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
4. 4.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
6. 6.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
9. 9.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
13. 13.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
15. 15.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
16. 16.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
17. 17.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
18. 18.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
19. 19.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
21. 21.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
22. 22.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
23. 23.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
24. 24.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
26. 26.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
27. 27.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
32. 32.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
33. 33.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
34. 34.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
35. 35.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
36. 36.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
37. 37.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
38. 38.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
39. 39.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
40. 40.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already

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