Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 700 · 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: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
2. 2.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
3. 3.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
4. 4.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
5. 5.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
6. 6.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
7. 7.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
8. 8.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
9. 9.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
10. 10.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
11. 11.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
12. 12.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
13. 13.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
14. 14.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
15. 15.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
16. 16.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
18. 18.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
19. 19.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
20. 20.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
23. 23.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
25. 25.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
26. 26.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
28. 28.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
29. 29.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
30. 30.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
31. 31.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
32. 32.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
34. 34.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
36. 36.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
37. 37.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
38. 38.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
39. 39.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
40. 40.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes

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