Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 799 · 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 guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
2. 2.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
3. 3.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
4. 4.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
5. 5.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
6. 6.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
8. 8.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
10. 10.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
11. 11.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
12. 12.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
13. 13.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
16. 16.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
17. 17.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
19. 19.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
21. 21.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
22. 22.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
23. 23.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
24. 24.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
26. 26.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
28. 28.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
30. 30.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
34. 34.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
35. 35.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
36. 36.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
37. 37.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
39. 39.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
40. 40.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent

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