Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 703 · 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 medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
2. 2.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
4. 4.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
5. 5.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
7. 7.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
8. 8.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
9. 9.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
10. 10.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
11. 11.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
12. 12.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
13. 13.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
14. 14.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
15. 15.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
16. 16.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
17. 17.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
18. 18.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
19. 19.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
20. 20.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
23. 23.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
24. 24.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
25. 25.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
26. 26.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
27. 27.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
28. 28.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
29. 29.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
31. 31.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
32. 32.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
33. 33.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
35. 35.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
36. 36.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
37. 37.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your

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