Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 849 · 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 best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
2. 2.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
3. 3.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
4. 4.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
5. 5.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
6. 6.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
7. 7.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
8. 8.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
9. 9.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
10. 10.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
12. 12.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
13. 13.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
14. 14.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
16. 16.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
17. 17.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
19. 19.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
21. 21.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
22. 22.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
24. 24.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
25. 25.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
27. 27.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
28. 28.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
29. 29.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
30. 30.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
31. 31.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
32. 32.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
33. 33.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
34. 34.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
35. 35.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
37. 37.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
38. 38.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except

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