Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 865 · 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: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
2. 2.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
4. 4.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
5. 5.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
6. 6.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
7. 7.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
8. 8.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
9. 9.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
10. 10.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
12. 12.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
13. 13.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
14. 14.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
15. 15.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
16. 16.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
17. 17.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
19. 19.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
21. 21.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
22. 22.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
23. 23.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
24. 24.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
25. 25.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
26. 26.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
27. 27.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
28. 28.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
29. 29.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
30. 30.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
32. 32.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
33. 33.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
34. 34.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
37. 37.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
38. 38.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
40. 40.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious

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