Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 796 · 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: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
2. 2.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
4. 4.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
6. 6.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
7. 7.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
8. 8.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
9. 9.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
10. 10.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
11. 11.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
12. 12.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
15. 15.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
18. 18.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
19. 19.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
20. 20.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
22. 22.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
25. 25.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
27. 27.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
28. 28.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
29. 29.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
30. 30.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
31. 31.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
33. 33.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
34. 34.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
35. 35.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
36. 36.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
37. 37.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
39. 39.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were

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