Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 782 · 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: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
2. 2.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
3. 3.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
4. 4.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
5. 5.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
8. 8.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
9. 9.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
10. 10.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
11. 11.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
12. 12.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
13. 13.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
14. 14.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
15. 15.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
16. 16.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
17. 17.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
18. 18.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
19. 19.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
20. 20.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
21. 21.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
22. 22.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
24. 24.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
26. 26.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
28. 28.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
29. 29.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
30. 30.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
31. 31.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
33. 33.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
34. 34.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
36. 36.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
38. 38.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
39. 39.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight

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