Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 626 · 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: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
2. 2.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
3. 3.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
4. 4.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
5. 5.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
6. 6.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
7. 7.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
8. 8.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
9. 9.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
11. 11.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
12. 12.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
13. 13.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
14. 14.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
16. 16.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
18. 18.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
19. 19.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
21. 21.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
22. 22.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
23. 23.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
25. 25.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
26. 26.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
28. 28.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
29. 29.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
31. 31.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
34. 34.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
35. 35.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
37. 37.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
38. 38.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend

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