Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 99 · 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: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
3. 3.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
4. 4.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
5. 5.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
7. 7.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
9. 9.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
10. 10.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
11. 11.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
12. 12.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
14. 14.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
15. 15.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
17. 17.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
18. 18.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
19. 19.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
21. 21.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
22. 22.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
23. 23.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
25. 25.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
26. 26.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
27. 27.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
28. 28.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
29. 29.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
31. 31.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
33. 33.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
34. 34.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
35. 35.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
36. 36.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
37. 37.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
38. 38.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
39. 39.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside

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