Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 746 · 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: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
2. 2.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
4. 4.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
5. 5.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
6. 6.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
7. 7.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
8. 8.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
9. 9.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
10. 10.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
11. 11.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
12. 12.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
13. 13.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
14. 14.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
15. 15.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
17. 17.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
21. 21.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
22. 22.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
26. 26.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
27. 27.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
28. 28.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
31. 31.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
32. 32.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
33. 33.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
35. 35.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
36. 36.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
37. 37.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
38. 38.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
39. 39.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
40. 40.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake

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