Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 837 · 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 plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
2. 2.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
3. 3.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
4. 4.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
5. 5.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
7. 7.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
8. 8.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
9. 9.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
11. 11.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
12. 12.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
13. 13.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
14. 14.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
15. 15.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
16. 16.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
17. 17.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
18. 18.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
19. 19.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
20. 20.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
22. 22.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
24. 24.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
25. 25.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
26. 26.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
27. 27.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
28. 28.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
29. 29.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
30. 30.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
31. 31.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
32. 32.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
33. 33.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
34. 34.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
36. 36.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
37. 37.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
40. 40.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth

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