Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 963 · 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) raise (b) rise
2. 2.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
3. 3.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
4. 4.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
5. 5.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
6. 6.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
7. 7.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
10. 10.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
11. 11.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
12. 12.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
13. 13.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
14. 14.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
16. 16.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
17. 17.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
18. 18.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
21. 21.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
23. 23.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
25. 25.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
26. 26.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
27. 27.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
28. 28.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
29. 29.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
30. 30.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
31. 31.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
32. 32.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
33. 33.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
35. 35.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
36. 36.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
37. 37.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
38. 38.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
40. 40.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary

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