Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 881 · 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 sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
2. 2.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
3. 3.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
4. 4.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
5. 5.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
6. 6.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
7. 7.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
9. 9.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
10. 10.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
11. 11.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
12. 12.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
15. 15.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
17. 17.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
18. 18.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
19. 19.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
20. 20.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
23. 23.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
24. 24.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
27. 27.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
28. 28.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
29. 29.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
30. 30.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
34. 34.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
35. 35.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
36. 36.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
37. 37.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
38. 38.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
39. 39.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
40. 40.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its

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