Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 850 · 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 town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
2. 2.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
3. 3.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
4. 4.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
5. 5.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
6. 6.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
7. 7.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
8. 8.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
9. 9.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
10. 10.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
11. 11.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
12. 12.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
14. 14.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
16. 16.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
17. 17.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
19. 19.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
20. 20.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
21. 21.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
23. 23.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
24. 24.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
25. 25.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
26. 26.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
27. 27.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
28. 28.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
29. 29.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
30. 30.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
31. 31.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
32. 32.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
33. 33.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
34. 34.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
35. 35.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
37. 37.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
38. 38.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
39. 39.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
40. 40.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt

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