Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 615 · 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 bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
2. 2.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
3. 3.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
4. 4.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
5. 5.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
6. 6.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
7. 7.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
9. 9.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
10. 10.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
11. 11.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
12. 12.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
13. 13.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
15. 15.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
16. 16.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
17. 17.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
18. 18.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
19. 19.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
20. 20.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
21. 21.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
22. 22.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
24. 24.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
25. 25.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
26. 26.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
27. 27.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
32. 32.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
33. 33.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
34. 34.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
35. 35.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
36. 36.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
37. 37.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
38. 38.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
39. 39.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral

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