Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 627 · 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 medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
2. 2.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
3. 3.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
4. 4.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
5. 5.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
7. 7.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
8. 8.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
10. 10.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
11. 11.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
13. 13.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
14. 14.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
15. 15.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
16. 16.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
17. 17.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
18. 18.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
19. 19.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
20. 20.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
21. 21.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
22. 22.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
23. 23.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
24. 24.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
27. 27.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
28. 28.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
29. 29.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
32. 32.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
33. 33.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
34. 34.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
35. 35.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
36. 36.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
37. 37.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
38. 38.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
40. 40.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt

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