Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 920 · 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: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
2. 2.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
3. 3.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
4. 4.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
5. 5.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
6. 6.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
7. 7.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
8. 8.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
11. 11.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
13. 13.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
16. 16.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
17. 17.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
18. 18.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
21. 21.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
22. 22.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
23. 23.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
24. 24.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
25. 25.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
26. 26.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
27. 27.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
28. 28.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
29. 29.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
30. 30.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
32. 32.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
33. 33.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
34. 34.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
35. 35.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
36. 36.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether

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