Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 576 · 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: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
3. 3.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
4. 4.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
5. 5.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
6. 6.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
7. 7.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
8. 8.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
9. 9.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
10. 10.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
12. 12.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
13. 13.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
14. 14.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
15. 15.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
16. 16.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
17. 17.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
20. 20.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
22. 22.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
24. 24.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
25. 25.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
26. 26.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
27. 27.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
28. 28.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
31. 31.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
32. 32.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
33. 33.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
34. 34.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
35. 35.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
37. 37.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
38. 38.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
39. 39.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
40. 40.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert

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