Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 684 · 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 will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
2. 2.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
3. 3.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
4. 4.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
5. 5.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
6. 6.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
8. 8.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
9. 9.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
10. 10.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
13. 13.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
14. 14.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
16. 16.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
18. 18.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
19. 19.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
20. 20.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
22. 22.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
23. 23.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
25. 25.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
27. 27.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
30. 30.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
31. 31.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
33. 33.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
34. 34.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
35. 35.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
37. 37.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
38. 38.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
39. 39.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
40. 40.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe

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