Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 967 · 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 cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
2. 2.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
3. 3.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
6. 6.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
7. 7.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
8. 8.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
9. 9.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
10. 10.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
11. 11.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
12. 12.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
14. 14.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
15. 15.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
17. 17.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
18. 18.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
19. 19.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
20. 20.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
21. 21.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
22. 22.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
23. 23.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
24. 24.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
25. 25.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
27. 27.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
28. 28.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
29. 29.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
31. 31.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
33. 33.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
34. 34.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
35. 35.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
37. 37.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
38. 38.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder