Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 789 · 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 children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
2. 2.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
3. 3.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
4. 4.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
5. 5.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
6. 6.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
7. 7.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
8. 8.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
9. 9.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
11. 11.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
15. 15.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
16. 16.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
19. 19.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
20. 20.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
22. 22.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
23. 23.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
24. 24.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
25. 25.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
26. 26.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
27. 27.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
28. 28.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
29. 29.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
31. 31.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
33. 33.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
35. 35.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
36. 36.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
37. 37.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
39. 39.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
40. 40.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council

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