Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 89 · 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 town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
2. 2.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
4. 4.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
5. 5.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
6. 6.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
7. 7.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
8. 8.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
11. 11.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
12. 12.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
14. 14.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
16. 16.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
17. 17.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
18. 18.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
19. 19.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
20. 20.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
21. 21.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
22. 22.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
23. 23.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
24. 24.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
25. 25.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
27. 27.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
29. 29.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
30. 30.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
31. 31.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
32. 32.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
33. 33.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
35. 35.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
36. 36.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
38. 38.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
40. 40.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite

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