Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 875 · 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: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
3. 3.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
4. 4.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
6. 6.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
7. 7.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
8. 8.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
10. 10.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
13. 13.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
14. 14.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
16. 16.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
18. 18.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
19. 19.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
20. 20.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
21. 21.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
22. 22.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
23. 23.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
24. 24.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
25. 25.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
26. 26.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
27. 27.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
28. 28.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
31. 31.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
33. 33.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
34. 34.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
36. 36.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
37. 37.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
38. 38.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
40. 40.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt

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