Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 933 · 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) quite (b) quiet
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
4. 4.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
5. 5.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
6. 6.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
7. 7.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
9. 9.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
10. 10.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
11. 11.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
13. 13.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
14. 14.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
15. 15.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
16. 16.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
17. 17.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
19. 19.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
20. 20.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
21. 21.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
22. 22.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
23. 23.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
24. 24.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
26. 26.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
27. 27.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
29. 29.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
31. 31.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
32. 32.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
33. 33.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
34. 34.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
35. 35.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
36. 36.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
37. 37.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
39. 39.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
40. 40.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious

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