Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 613 · 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: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
2. 2.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
4. 4.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
5. 5.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
6. 6.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
7. 7.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
8. 8.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
10. 10.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
11. 11.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
12. 12.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
13. 13.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
14. 14.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
15. 15.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
16. 16.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
17. 17.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
19. 19.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
21. 21.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
22. 22.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
23. 23.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
24. 24.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
26. 26.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
27. 27.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
29. 29.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
30. 30.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
32. 32.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
34. 34.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
35. 35.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
36. 36.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
38. 38.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
39. 39.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
40. 40.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past

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