Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 801 · 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 ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
2. 2.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
3. 3.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
4. 4.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
7. 7.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
8. 8.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
11. 11.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
12. 12.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
13. 13.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
14. 14.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
15. 15.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
16. 16.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
17. 17.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
18. 18.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
19. 19.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
20. 20.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
21. 21.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
22. 22.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
23. 23.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
27. 27.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
28. 28.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
29. 29.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
30. 30.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
32. 32.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
33. 33.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
34. 34.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
35. 35.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
36. 36.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
37. 37.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
38. 38.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
39. 39.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
40. 40.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site

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