Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 643 · 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 family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
2. 2.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
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: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
8. 8.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
9. 9.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
13. 13.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
14. 14.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
15. 15.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
16. 16.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
18. 18.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
19. 19.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
20. 20.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
21. 21.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
22. 22.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
23. 23.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
24. 24.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
25. 25.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
26. 26.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
27. 27.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
28. 28.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
29. 29.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
30. 30.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
32. 32.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
34. 34.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
35. 35.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
38. 38.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
39. 39.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
40. 40.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then

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