Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 121 · 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: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
3. 3.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
4. 4.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
5. 5.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
6. 6.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
7. 7.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
8. 8.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
9. 9.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
10. 10.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
11. 11.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
14. 14.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
15. 15.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
16. 16.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
18. 18.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
19. 19.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
20. 20.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
21. 21.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
22. 22.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
23. 23.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
24. 24.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
26. 26.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
27. 27.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
28. 28.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
29. 29.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
30. 30.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
31. 31.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
35. 35.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
36. 36.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
37. 37.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
38. 38.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
39. 39.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept

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