Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 646 · 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 guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
2. 2.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
4. 4.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
7. 7.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
8. 8.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
11. 11.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
12. 12.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
13. 13.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
14. 14.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
16. 16.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
18. 18.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
20. 20.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
22. 22.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
24. 24.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
25. 25.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
26. 26.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
27. 27.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
28. 28.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
29. 29.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
30. 30.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
31. 31.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
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: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
34. 34.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
35. 35.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
37. 37.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
39. 39.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides

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