Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 161 · 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: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
2. 2.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
3. 3.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
4. 4.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
5. 5.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
6. 6.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
7. 7.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
8. 8.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
9. 9.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
10. 10.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
11. 11.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
12. 12.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
14. 14.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
17. 17.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
21. 21.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
23. 23.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
25. 25.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
26. 26.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
27. 27.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
28. 28.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
29. 29.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
30. 30.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
31. 31.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
34. 34.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
35. 35.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
37. 37.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
38. 38.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
39. 39.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
40. 40.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect

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