Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 77 · 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: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
2. 2.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
3. 3.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
4. 4.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
5. 5.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
6. 6.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
8. 8.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
9. 9.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
11. 11.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
12. 12.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
14. 14.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
15. 15.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
16. 16.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
18. 18.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
19. 19.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
20. 20.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
22. 22.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
23. 23.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
24. 24.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
25. 25.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
26. 26.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
28. 28.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
29. 29.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
30. 30.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
31. 31.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
32. 32.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
33. 33.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
34. 34.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
35. 35.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
36. 36.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
37. 37.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
38. 38.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
39. 39.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
40. 40.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent

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