Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 616 · 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 sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
2. 2.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
3. 3.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
4. 4.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
6. 6.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
7. 7.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
8. 8.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
9. 9.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
11. 11.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
12. 12.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
14. 14.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
15. 15.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
16. 16.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
19. 19.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
20. 20.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
22. 22.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
24. 24.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
25. 25.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
26. 26.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
27. 27.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
28. 28.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
31. 31.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
32. 32.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
33. 33.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
34. 34.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
35. 35.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
36. 36.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
37. 37.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
39. 39.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
40. 40.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed

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