Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 749 · 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: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
2. 2.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
4. 4.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
5. 5.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
6. 6.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
7. 7.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
8. 8.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
9. 9.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
10. 10.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
11. 11.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
12. 12.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
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: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
15. 15.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
17. 17.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
18. 18.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
19. 19.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
22. 22.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
23. 23.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
24. 24.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
28. 28.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
29. 29.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
31. 31.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
32. 32.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
33. 33.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
34. 34.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
35. 35.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
37. 37.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
38. 38.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
39. 39.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
40. 40.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope

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