Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 58 · 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: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
3. 3.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
4. 4.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
6. 6.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
7. 7.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
8. 8.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
10. 10.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
13. 13.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
14. 14.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
16. 16.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
17. 17.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
18. 18.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
19. 19.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
21. 21.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
22. 22.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
25. 25.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
26. 26.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
27. 27.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
28. 28.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
29. 29.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
32. 32.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
33. 33.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
36. 36.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
37. 37.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
38. 38.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
39. 39.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
40. 40.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing

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