Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 795 · 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: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
3. 3.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
4. 4.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
5. 5.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
6. 6.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
8. 8.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
9. 9.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
10. 10.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
11. 11.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
12. 12.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
13. 13.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
14. 14.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
15. 15.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
19. 19.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
20. 20.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
22. 22.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
24. 24.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
26. 26.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
27. 27.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
28. 28.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
31. 31.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
32. 32.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
34. 34.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
37. 37.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
38. 38.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
39. 39.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
40. 40.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council

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