Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 647 · 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 sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
2. 2.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
3. 3.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
4. 4.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
5. 5.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
6. 6.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
7. 7.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
8. 8.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
9. 9.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
10. 10.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
11. 11.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
12. 12.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
13. 13.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
14. 14.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
16. 16.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
17. 17.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
18. 18.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
19. 19.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
20. 20.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
23. 23.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
27. 27.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
28. 28.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
30. 30.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
32. 32.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
33. 33.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
34. 34.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
35. 35.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
36. 36.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
37. 37.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
38. 38.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
39. 39.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
40. 40.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes

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