Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 794 · 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 medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
2. 2.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
4. 4.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
5. 5.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
7. 7.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
8. 8.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
9. 9.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
10. 10.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
11. 11.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
14. 14.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
15. 15.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
16. 16.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
17. 17.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
18. 18.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
19. 19.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
22. 22.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
23. 23.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
24. 24.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
25. 25.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
26. 26.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
27. 27.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
28. 28.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
29. 29.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
30. 30.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
31. 31.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
34. 34.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
35. 35.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
36. 36.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
38. 38.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
40. 40.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later

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