Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 980 · 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: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
3. 3.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
4. 4.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
5. 5.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
6. 6.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
7. 7.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
9. 9.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
10. 10.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
11. 11.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
13. 13.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
14. 14.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
15. 15.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
16. 16.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
17. 17.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
18. 18.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
20. 20.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
21. 21.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
23. 23.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
24. 24.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
25. 25.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
26. 26.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
27. 27.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
28. 28.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
30. 30.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
31. 31.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
33. 33.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
34. 34.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
35. 35.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
36. 36.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
37. 37.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
38. 38.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
40. 40.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening

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