Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 906 · 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 wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
2. 2.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
3. 3.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
4. 4.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
5. 5.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
6. 6.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
7. 7.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
8. 8.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
9. 9.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
10. 10.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
11. 11.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
12. 12.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
13. 13.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
15. 15.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
16. 16.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
17. 17.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
18. 18.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
20. 20.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
22. 22.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
23. 23.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
24. 24.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
25. 25.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
29. 29.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
31. 31.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
32. 32.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
34. 34.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
35. 35.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
36. 36.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
38. 38.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
39. 39.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
40. 40.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath

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