Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 761 · 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 priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
2. 2.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
3. 3.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
4. 4.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
5. 5.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
6. 6.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
7. 7.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
8. 8.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
10. 10.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
11. 11.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
12. 12.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
13. 13.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
14. 14.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
15. 15.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
16. 16.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
17. 17.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
18. 18.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
19. 19.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
20. 20.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
22. 22.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
23. 23.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
27. 27.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
28. 28.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
29. 29.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
30. 30.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
31. 31.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
32. 32.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
34. 34.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
35. 35.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
36. 36.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
37. 37.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's

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