Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 659 · 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: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
2. 2.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
3. 3.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
4. 4.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
5. 5.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
9. 9.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
11. 11.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
12. 12.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
14. 14.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
15. 15.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
16. 16.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
17. 17.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
18. 18.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
19. 19.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
20. 20.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
23. 23.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
24. 24.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
25. 25.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
26. 26.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
29. 29.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
30. 30.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
32. 32.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
33. 33.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
34. 34.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
35. 35.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
36. 36.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
37. 37.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
39. 39.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede

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