Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 975 · 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: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
2. 2.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
3. 3.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
4. 4.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
5. 5.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
6. 6.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
7. 7.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
8. 8.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
10. 10.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
11. 11.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
12. 12.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
13. 13.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
15. 15.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
16. 16.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
17. 17.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
18. 18.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
19. 19.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
20. 20.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
22. 22.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
23. 23.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
26. 26.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
27. 27.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
28. 28.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
29. 29.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
30. 30.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
31. 31.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
32. 32.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
33. 33.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
34. 34.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
35. 35.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
36. 36.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
37. 37.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
38. 38.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented

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