Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 821 · 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 ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
5. 5.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
6. 6.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
7. 7.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
8. 8.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
9. 9.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
10. 10.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
11. 11.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
14. 14.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
15. 15.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
16. 16.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
17. 17.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
18. 18.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
21. 21.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
22. 22.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
23. 23.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
24. 24.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
25. 25.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
26. 26.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
27. 27.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
28. 28.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
29. 29.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
30. 30.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
32. 32.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
33. 33.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
34. 34.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
36. 36.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
37. 37.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
38. 38.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
39. 39.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
40. 40.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent

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