Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 610 · 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: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
2. 2.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
3. 3.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
4. 4.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
6. 6.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
7. 7.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
8. 8.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
9. 9.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
11. 11.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
12. 12.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
13. 13.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
14. 14.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
17. 17.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
19. 19.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
20. 20.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
21. 21.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
22. 22.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
23. 23.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
24. 24.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
25. 25.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
26. 26.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
27. 27.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
28. 28.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
29. 29.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
30. 30.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
32. 32.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
34. 34.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
35. 35.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
36. 36.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
37. 37.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
39. 39.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
40. 40.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope

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