Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 813 · 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: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
2. 2.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
3. 3.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
4. 4.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
5. 5.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
6. 6.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
8. 8.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
10. 10.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
11. 11.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
12. 12.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
13. 13.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
15. 15.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
17. 17.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
18. 18.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
19. 19.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
20. 20.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
21. 21.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
22. 22.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
24. 24.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
25. 25.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
27. 27.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
28. 28.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
29. 29.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
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: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
32. 32.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
33. 33.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
34. 34.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
36. 36.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
37. 37.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
38. 38.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
39. 39.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
40. 40.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site

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