Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 132 · 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: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
2. 2.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
4. 4.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
5. 5.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
6. 6.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
7. 7.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
8. 8.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
9. 9.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
10. 10.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
11. 11.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
13. 13.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
14. 14.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
15. 15.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
16. 16.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
17. 17.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
18. 18.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
19. 19.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
20. 20.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
22. 22.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
23. 23.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
24. 24.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
25. 25.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
26. 26.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
27. 27.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
28. 28.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
29. 29.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
31. 31.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
32. 32.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
34. 34.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
36. 36.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
37. 37.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
39. 39.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede

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