Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 956 · 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: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
2. 2.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
5. 5.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
7. 7.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
9. 9.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
10. 10.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
11. 11.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
12. 12.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
13. 13.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
14. 14.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
15. 15.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
16. 16.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
17. 17.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
19. 19.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
20. 20.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
21. 21.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
22. 22.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
23. 23.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
24. 24.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
27. 27.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
28. 28.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
29. 29.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
30. 30.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
31. 31.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
32. 32.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
34. 34.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
35. 35.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
36. 36.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
37. 37.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
38. 38.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
39. 39.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's

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