Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 668 · 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: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
2. 2.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
3. 3.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
4. 4.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
5. 5.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
6. 6.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
7. 7.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
8. 8.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
9. 9.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
10. 10.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
11. 11.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
12. 12.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
14. 14.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
15. 15.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
16. 16.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
17. 17.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
19. 19.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
21. 21.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
22. 22.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
24. 24.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
25. 25.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
27. 27.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
28. 28.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
30. 30.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
32. 32.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
34. 34.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
36. 36.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
37. 37.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
38. 38.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
39. 39.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
40. 40.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise

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