Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 917 · 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 guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
4. 4.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
6. 6.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
7. 7.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
8. 8.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
9. 9.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
10. 10.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
11. 11.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
12. 12.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
13. 13.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
14. 14.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
15. 15.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
16. 16.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
18. 18.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
19. 19.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
20. 20.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
21. 21.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
22. 22.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
23. 23.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
24. 24.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
25. 25.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
26. 26.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
27. 27.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
31. 31.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
32. 32.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
34. 34.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
35. 35.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
36. 36.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
38. 38.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
39. 39.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
40. 40.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel

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