Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 634 · 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: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
2. 2.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
3. 3.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
4. 4.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
6. 6.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
8. 8.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
9. 9.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
10. 10.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
11. 11.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
12. 12.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
13. 13.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
14. 14.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
17. 17.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
18. 18.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
19. 19.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
20. 20.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
21. 21.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
22. 22.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
24. 24.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
26. 26.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
27. 27.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
29. 29.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
31. 31.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
32. 32.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
33. 33.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
34. 34.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
37. 37.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
38. 38.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
39. 39.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
40. 40.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder

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