Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 926 · 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 sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
2. 2.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
3. 3.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
4. 4.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
5. 5.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
7. 7.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
9. 9.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
11. 11.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
12. 12.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
13. 13.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
14. 14.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
15. 15.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
16. 16.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
17. 17.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
18. 18.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
20. 20.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
21. 21.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
22. 22.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
23. 23.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
24. 24.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
25. 25.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
27. 27.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
28. 28.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
29. 29.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
30. 30.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
31. 31.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
32. 32.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
33. 33.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
34. 34.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
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: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
39. 39.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
40. 40.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious

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