Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 826 · 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: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
2. 2.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
4. 4.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
5. 5.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
6. 6.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
7. 7.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
8. 8.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
11. 11.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
13. 13.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
14. 14.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
15. 15.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
17. 17.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
20. 20.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
21. 21.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
23. 23.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
24. 24.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
25. 25.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
26. 26.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
27. 27.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
28. 28.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
29. 29.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
30. 30.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
31. 31.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
34. 34.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
35. 35.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
37. 37.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
38. 38.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
39. 39.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
40. 40.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent

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