Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 72 · 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 do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
2. 2.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
3. 3.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
4. 4.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
6. 6.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
8. 8.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
10. 10.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
11. 11.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
12. 12.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
13. 13.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
14. 14.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
15. 15.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
18. 18.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
19. 19.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
20. 20.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
21. 21.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
23. 23.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
24. 24.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
25. 25.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
26. 26.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
27. 27.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
28. 28.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
29. 29.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
30. 30.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
31. 31.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
33. 33.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
35. 35.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
36. 36.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
37. 37.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
38. 38.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
39. 39.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
40. 40.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary

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