Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 612 · 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) conscience (b) conscious
2. 2.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
3. 3.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
4. 4.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
6. 6.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
7. 7.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
8. 8.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
9. 9.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
11. 11.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
12. 12.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
13. 13.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
14. 14.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
16. 16.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
18. 18.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
19. 19.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
20. 20.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
21. 21.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
22. 22.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
23. 23.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
24. 24.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
25. 25.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
26. 26.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
28. 28.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
29. 29.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
31. 31.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
32. 32.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
33. 33.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
34. 34.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
35. 35.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
36. 36.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
38. 38.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
39. 39.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
40. 40.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop

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