Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 910 · 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: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
2. 2.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
3. 3.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
4. 4.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
5. 5.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
6. 6.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
7. 7.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
8. 8.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
10. 10.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
12. 12.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
13. 13.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
14. 14.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
16. 16.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
17. 17.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
18. 18.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
19. 19.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
20. 20.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
21. 21.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
23. 23.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
25. 25.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
26. 26.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
27. 27.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
28. 28.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
29. 29.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
30. 30.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
31. 31.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
32. 32.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
34. 34.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
35. 35.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
36. 36.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
38. 38.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
39. 39.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
40. 40.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary

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