Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 891 · 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: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
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 ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
4. 4.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
5. 5.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
6. 6.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
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: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
10. 10.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
11. 11.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
12. 12.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
13. 13.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
15. 15.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
16. 16.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
17. 17.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
18. 18.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
20. 20.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
22. 22.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
23. 23.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
25. 25.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
26. 26.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
27. 27.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
28. 28.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
29. 29.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
30. 30.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
31. 31.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
32. 32.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
33. 33.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
34. 34.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
36. 36.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
37. 37.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
38. 38.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
39. 39.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
40. 40.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council

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