Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 818 · 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: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
2. 2.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
3. 3.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
4. 4.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
5. 5.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
6. 6.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
7. 7.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
8. 8.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
10. 10.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
11. 11.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
16. 16.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
17. 17.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
19. 19.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
20. 20.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
22. 22.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
23. 23.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
25. 25.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
27. 27.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
28. 28.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
30. 30.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
31. 31.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
32. 32.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
35. 35.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
36. 36.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
37. 37.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
38. 38.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
40. 40.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your

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