Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 637 · 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) effect (b) affect
2. 2.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
4. 4.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
5. 5.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
6. 6.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
7. 7.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
8. 8.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
9. 9.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
12. 12.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
13. 13.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
14. 14.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
16. 16.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
17. 17.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
18. 18.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
19. 19.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
21. 21.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
22. 22.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
23. 23.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
24. 24.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
25. 25.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
28. 28.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
30. 30.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
32. 32.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
33. 33.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
35. 35.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
38. 38.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
40. 40.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds

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