Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 912 · 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 ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
2. 2.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
3. 3.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
4. 4.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
5. 5.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
8. 8.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
9. 9.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
10. 10.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
11. 11.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
13. 13.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
17. 17.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
18. 18.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
19. 19.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
20. 20.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
21. 21.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
22. 22.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
24. 24.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
26. 26.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
28. 28.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
29. 29.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
31. 31.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
32. 32.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
35. 35.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
36. 36.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
37. 37.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
38. 38.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
39. 39.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse

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