Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 632 · 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 sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
2. 2.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
3. 3.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
4. 4.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
5. 5.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
6. 6.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
7. 7.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
9. 9.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
10. 10.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
13. 13.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
14. 14.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
15. 15.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
17. 17.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
18. 18.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
20. 20.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
21. 21.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
22. 22.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
25. 25.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
27. 27.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
29. 29.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
30. 30.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
31. 31.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
33. 33.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
34. 34.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
35. 35.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
36. 36.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
37. 37.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
38. 38.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
39. 39.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
40. 40.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise

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