Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 790 · 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: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
3. 3.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
6. 6.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
7. 7.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
8. 8.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
11. 11.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
12. 12.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
13. 13.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
14. 14.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
17. 17.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
21. 21.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
23. 23.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
24. 24.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
25. 25.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
26. 26.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
28. 28.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
29. 29.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
31. 31.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
32. 32.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
34. 34.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
37. 37.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
38. 38.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
39. 39.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
40. 40.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather

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