Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 964 · 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: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
2. 2.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
4. 4.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
5. 5.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
6. 6.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
7. 7.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
9. 9.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
11. 11.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
12. 12.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
13. 13.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
14. 14.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
15. 15.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
16. 16.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
17. 17.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
18. 18.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
19. 19.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
20. 20.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
21. 21.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
22. 22.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
24. 24.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
25. 25.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
26. 26.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
27. 27.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
28. 28.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
29. 29.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
31. 31.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
32. 32.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
33. 33.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
34. 34.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
35. 35.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
36. 36.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
39. 39.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
40. 40.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair

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