Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 853 · 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 children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
2. 2.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
3. 3.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
4. 4.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
6. 6.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
8. 8.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
9. 9.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
10. 10.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
11. 11.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
13. 13.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
14. 14.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
15. 15.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
16. 16.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
17. 17.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
18. 18.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
20. 20.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
21. 21.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
24. 24.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
25. 25.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
26. 26.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
28. 28.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
29. 29.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
30. 30.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
31. 31.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
32. 32.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
33. 33.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
34. 34.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
35. 35.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
36. 36.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
38. 38.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
39. 39.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral

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