Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 711 · 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 ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
2. 2.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
3. 3.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
5. 5.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
6. 6.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
7. 7.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
8. 8.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
9. 9.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
10. 10.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
11. 11.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
12. 12.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
13. 13.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
16. 16.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
17. 17.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
19. 19.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
20. 20.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
21. 21.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
22. 22.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
24. 24.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
26. 26.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
27. 27.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
28. 28.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
30. 30.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
31. 31.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
32. 32.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
33. 33.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
34. 34.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
35. 35.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
36. 36.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
38. 38.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
39. 39.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
40. 40.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary

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