Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 757 · 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: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
2. 2.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
3. 3.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
5. 5.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
6. 6.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
7. 7.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
8. 8.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
9. 9.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
10. 10.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
11. 11.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
12. 12.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
14. 14.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
15. 15.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
16. 16.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
17. 17.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
19. 19.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
20. 20.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
22. 22.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
23. 23.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
24. 24.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
25. 25.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
29. 29.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
30. 30.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
31. 31.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
33. 33.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
35. 35.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
37. 37.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
38. 38.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
39. 39.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
40. 40.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience

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