Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 175 · 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: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
2. 2.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
3. 3.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
4. 4.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
5. 5.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
6. 6.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
7. 7.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
8. 8.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
10. 10.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
11. 11.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
13. 13.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
14. 14.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
16. 16.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
18. 18.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
19. 19.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
20. 20.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
21. 21.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
22. 22.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
23. 23.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
25. 25.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
26. 26.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
27. 27.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
28. 28.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
29. 29.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
30. 30.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
31. 31.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
35. 35.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
36. 36.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
38. 38.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
39. 39.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
40. 40.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed

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