Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 720 · 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: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
2. 2.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
4. 4.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
5. 5.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
7. 7.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
8. 8.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
10. 10.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
11. 11.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
12. 12.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
13. 13.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
14. 14.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
16. 16.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
17. 17.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
18. 18.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
19. 19.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
20. 20.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
21. 21.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
22. 22.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
23. 23.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
24. 24.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
25. 25.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
27. 27.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
28. 28.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
29. 29.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
30. 30.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
31. 31.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
33. 33.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
34. 34.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
36. 36.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
37. 37.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
38. 38.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
39. 39.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite

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