Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 835 · 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: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
3. 3.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
4. 4.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
5. 5.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
6. 6.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
8. 8.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
9. 9.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
10. 10.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
12. 12.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
14. 14.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
15. 15.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
16. 16.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
17. 17.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
18. 18.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
19. 19.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
20. 20.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
22. 22.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
23. 23.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
24. 24.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
26. 26.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
27. 27.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
28. 28.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
29. 29.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
30. 30.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
31. 31.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
32. 32.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
33. 33.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
34. 34.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
35. 35.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
36. 36.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
37. 37.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
38. 38.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
39. 39.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
40. 40.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then

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