Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 78 · 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 diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
3. 3.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
4. 4.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
6. 6.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
7. 7.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
8. 8.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
9. 9.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
10. 10.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
11. 11.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
13. 13.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
14. 14.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
16. 16.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
17. 17.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
18. 18.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
19. 19.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
20. 20.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
21. 21.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
22. 22.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
23. 23.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
25. 25.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
26. 26.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
27. 27.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
28. 28.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
29. 29.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
30. 30.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
31. 31.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
32. 32.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
33. 33.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
34. 34.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
35. 35.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
36. 36.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
37. 37.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
39. 39.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
40. 40.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already

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