Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 635 · 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: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
2. 2.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
3. 3.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
4. 4.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
5. 5.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
6. 6.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
7. 7.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
8. 8.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
9. 9.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
10. 10.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
11. 11.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
12. 12.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
13. 13.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
15. 15.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
16. 16.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
17. 17.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
18. 18.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
19. 19.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
20. 20.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
21. 21.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
22. 22.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
23. 23.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
27. 27.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
28. 28.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
29. 29.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
30. 30.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
31. 31.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
32. 32.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
34. 34.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
35. 35.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
38. 38.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
39. 39.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where

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