Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 138 · 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: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
2. 2.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
3. 3.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
4. 4.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
5. 5.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
6. 6.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
7. 7.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
8. 8.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
9. 9.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
10. 10.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
11. 11.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
13. 13.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
14. 14.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
15. 15.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
16. 16.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
18. 18.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
19. 19.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
20. 20.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
21. 21.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
23. 23.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
24. 24.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
25. 25.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
26. 26.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
27. 27.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
28. 28.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
33. 33.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
34. 34.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
35. 35.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
36. 36.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
37. 37.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
39. 39.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
40. 40.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel

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