Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 851 · 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 buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
2. 2.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
3. 3.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
5. 5.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
6. 6.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
7. 7.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
8. 8.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
9. 9.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
11. 11.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
12. 12.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
13. 13.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
14. 14.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
15. 15.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
17. 17.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
19. 19.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
20. 20.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
21. 21.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
22. 22.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
24. 24.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
25. 25.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
27. 27.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
28. 28.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
29. 29.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
30. 30.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
31. 31.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
32. 32.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
33. 33.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
34. 34.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
35. 35.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
36. 36.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
37. 37.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
39. 39.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight

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