Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 845 · 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 ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
2. 2.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
4. 4.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
5. 5.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
6. 6.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
7. 7.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
8. 8.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
9. 9.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
10. 10.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
11. 11.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
12. 12.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
13. 13.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
14. 14.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
15. 15.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
16. 16.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
17. 17.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
18. 18.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
19. 19.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
20. 20.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
22. 22.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
23. 23.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
24. 24.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
25. 25.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
26. 26.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
28. 28.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
29. 29.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
30. 30.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
31. 31.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
33. 33.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
34. 34.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
35. 35.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
36. 36.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
37. 37.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
38. 38.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
39. 39.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
40. 40.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning

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