Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 919 · 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 be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
3. 3.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
4. 4.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
5. 5.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
6. 6.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
7. 7.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
8. 8.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
9. 9.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
10. 10.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
11. 11.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
12. 12.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
13. 13.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
14. 14.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
15. 15.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
16. 16.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
17. 17.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
18. 18.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
20. 20.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
22. 22.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
24. 24.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
25. 25.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
28. 28.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
29. 29.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
30. 30.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
31. 31.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
32. 32.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
33. 33.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
34. 34.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
35. 35.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
37. 37.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
38. 38.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow

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