Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 135 · 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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
4. 4.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
5. 5.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
6. 6.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
7. 7.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
8. 8.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
9. 9.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
10. 10.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
12. 12.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
13. 13.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
14. 14.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
15. 15.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
17. 17.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
18. 18.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
19. 19.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
21. 21.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
22. 22.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
23. 23.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
24. 24.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
25. 25.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
26. 26.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
29. 29.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
31. 31.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
35. 35.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
37. 37.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
38. 38.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
39. 39.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
40. 40.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal

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