Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 7 · 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: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
2. 2.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
3. 3.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
4. 4.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
5. 5.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
7. 7.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
8. 8.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
9. 9.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
10. 10.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
11. 11.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
12. 12.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
13. 13.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
14. 14.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
15. 15.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
16. 16.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
17. 17.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
21. 21.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
22. 22.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
24. 24.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
25. 25.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
26. 26.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
27. 27.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
28. 28.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
30. 30.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
31. 31.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
32. 32.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
34. 34.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
35. 35.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
36. 36.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
37. 37.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
39. 39.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
40. 40.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop

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