Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 623 · 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: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
3. 3.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
5. 5.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
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: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
10. 10.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
11. 11.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
12. 12.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
13. 13.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
14. 14.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
15. 15.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
16. 16.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
17. 17.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
18. 18.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
19. 19.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
20. 20.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
21. 21.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
23. 23.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
25. 25.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
26. 26.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
27. 27.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
28. 28.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
29. 29.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
30. 30.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
31. 31.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
32. 32.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
33. 33.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
34. 34.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
35. 35.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
36. 36.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
37. 37.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
38. 38.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
40. 40.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're

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