Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 9 · 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: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
2. 2.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
3. 3.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
4. 4.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
5. 5.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
6. 6.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
9. 9.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
10. 10.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
12. 12.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
15. 15.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
16. 16.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
17. 17.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
20. 20.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
21. 21.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
22. 22.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
23. 23.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
24. 24.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
25. 25.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
27. 27.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
28. 28.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
29. 29.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
30. 30.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
32. 32.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
34. 34.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
35. 35.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
36. 36.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
37. 37.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
38. 38.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
40. 40.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle

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