Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 603 · 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: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
3. 3.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
4. 4.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
5. 5.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
6. 6.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
7. 7.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
8. 8.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
9. 9.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
12. 12.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
13. 13.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
15. 15.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
16. 16.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
17. 17.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
19. 19.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
20. 20.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
21. 21.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
22. 22.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
23. 23.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
24. 24.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
25. 25.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
26. 26.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
29. 29.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
30. 30.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
31. 31.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
32. 32.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
33. 33.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
34. 34.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
36. 36.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
37. 37.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
38. 38.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
39. 39.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle

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