Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 601 · 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 sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
2. 2.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
3. 3.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
6. 6.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
8. 8.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
9. 9.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
10. 10.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
11. 11.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
12. 12.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
13. 13.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
14. 14.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
15. 15.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
16. 16.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
17. 17.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
18. 18.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
19. 19.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
22. 22.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
23. 23.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
24. 24.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
25. 25.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
28. 28.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
29. 29.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
30. 30.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
31. 31.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
33. 33.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
34. 34.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
35. 35.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
36. 36.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
37. 37.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
38. 38.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
39. 39.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
40. 40.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than

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