Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 658 · 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: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
2. 2.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
3. 3.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
4. 4.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
5. 5.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
7. 7.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
8. 8.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
9. 9.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
10. 10.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
11. 11.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
12. 12.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
13. 13.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
15. 15.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
16. 16.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
17. 17.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
18. 18.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
19. 19.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
20. 20.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
23. 23.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
24. 24.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
26. 26.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
27. 27.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
30. 30.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
31. 31.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
34. 34.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
35. 35.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
37. 37.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
39. 39.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
40. 40.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent

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