Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 856 · 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 doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
2. 2.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
3. 3.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
4. 4.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
6. 6.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
7. 7.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
9. 9.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
10. 10.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
11. 11.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
12. 12.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
13. 13.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
14. 14.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
15. 15.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
18. 18.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
19. 19.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
20. 20.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
21. 21.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
22. 22.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
23. 23.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
25. 25.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
26. 26.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
27. 27.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
29. 29.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
31. 31.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
32. 32.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
33. 33.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
35. 35.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
36. 36.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
37. 37.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
38. 38.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
39. 39.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
40. 40.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth

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