Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 678 · 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 sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
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: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
5. 5.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
6. 6.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
7. 7.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
8. 8.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
9. 9.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
10. 10.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
11. 11.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
12. 12.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
13. 13.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
14. 14.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
15. 15.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
16. 16.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
17. 17.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
19. 19.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
20. 20.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
21. 21.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
22. 22.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
24. 24.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
25. 25.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
26. 26.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
27. 27.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
28. 28.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
30. 30.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
31. 31.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
33. 33.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
37. 37.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
38. 38.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
39. 39.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
40. 40.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise

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