Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 958 · 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 ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
2. 2.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
3. 3.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
4. 4.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
5. 5.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
6. 6.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
7. 7.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
8. 8.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
9. 9.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
11. 11.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
12. 12.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
13. 13.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
14. 14.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
15. 15.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
16. 16.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
19. 19.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
21. 21.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
22. 22.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
23. 23.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
25. 25.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
26. 26.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
27. 27.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
28. 28.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
29. 29.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
30. 30.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
32. 32.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
35. 35.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
36. 36.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
37. 37.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
38. 38.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its

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