Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 764 · 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: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
2. 2.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
3. 3.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
6. 6.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
8. 8.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
9. 9.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
10. 10.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
12. 12.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
13. 13.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
14. 14.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
18. 18.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
19. 19.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
21. 21.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
22. 22.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
23. 23.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
24. 24.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
25. 25.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
26. 26.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
27. 27.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
28. 28.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
29. 29.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
30. 30.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
31. 31.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
33. 33.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
34. 34.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
35. 35.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
36. 36.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
37. 37.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
38. 38.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
39. 39.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
40. 40.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise

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