Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 974 · 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: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
2. 2.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
3. 3.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
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 best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
6. 6.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
7. 7.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
8. 8.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
9. 9.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
10. 10.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
12. 12.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
13. 13.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
16. 16.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
17. 17.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
18. 18.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
19. 19.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
21. 21.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
22. 22.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
23. 23.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
24. 24.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
25. 25.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
27. 27.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
28. 28.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
29. 29.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
30. 30.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
31. 31.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
32. 32.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
33. 33.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
34. 34.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
35. 35.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
36. 36.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
37. 37.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
39. 39.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
40. 40.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter

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