Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 887 · 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 sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
3. 3.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
4. 4.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
5. 5.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
6. 6.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
7. 7.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
9. 9.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
11. 11.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
12. 12.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
13. 13.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
14. 14.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
15. 15.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
16. 16.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
18. 18.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
19. 19.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
22. 22.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
24. 24.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
25. 25.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
27. 27.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
28. 28.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
29. 29.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
31. 31.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
32. 32.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
33. 33.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
34. 34.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
35. 35.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
36. 36.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
37. 37.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
38. 38.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
39. 39.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend

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