Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 673 · 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: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
2. 2.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
3. 3.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
4. 4.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
7. 7.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
8. 8.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
10. 10.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
11. 11.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
12. 12.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
13. 13.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
14. 14.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
15. 15.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
17. 17.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
18. 18.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
19. 19.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
20. 20.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
21. 21.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
22. 22.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
23. 23.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
25. 25.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
27. 27.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
28. 28.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
29. 29.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
30. 30.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
31. 31.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
32. 32.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
33. 33.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
34. 34.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
35. 35.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
37. 37.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
38. 38.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
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) devise (b) device

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