Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 839 · 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: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
2. 2.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
3. 3.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
4. 4.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
5. 5.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
6. 6.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
8. 8.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
9. 9.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
10. 10.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
11. 11.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
12. 12.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
13. 13.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
14. 14.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
16. 16.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
17. 17.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
19. 19.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
20. 20.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
22. 22.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
23. 23.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
25. 25.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
26. 26.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
27. 27.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
28. 28.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
30. 30.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
33. 33.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
34. 34.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
35. 35.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
36. 36.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
37. 37.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
38. 38.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
40. 40.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally

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