Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 857 · 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 ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
2. 2.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
3. 3.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
4. 4.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
5. 5.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
7. 7.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
10. 10.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
11. 11.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
12. 12.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
13. 13.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
14. 14.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
15. 15.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
16. 16.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
17. 17.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
18. 18.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
20. 20.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
21. 21.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
22. 22.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
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 medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
27. 27.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
28. 28.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
30. 30.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
31. 31.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
34. 34.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
35. 35.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
38. 38.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
39. 39.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
40. 40.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder