Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 736 · 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: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
2. 2.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
4. 4.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
6. 6.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
7. 7.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
8. 8.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
9. 9.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
11. 11.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
12. 12.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
13. 13.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
14. 14.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
15. 15.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
16. 16.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
17. 17.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
18. 18.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
19. 19.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
20. 20.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
21. 21.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
22. 22.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
23. 23.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
25. 25.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
26. 26.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
27. 27.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
28. 28.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
29. 29.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
30. 30.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
31. 31.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
32. 32.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
33. 33.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
34. 34.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
36. 36.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
37. 37.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
39. 39.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
40. 40.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal

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