Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 176 · 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 sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
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) formerly (b) formally
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
5. 5.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
6. 6.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
7. 7.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
8. 8.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
9. 9.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
11. 11.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
12. 12.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
13. 13.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
14. 14.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
17. 17.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
21. 21.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
22. 22.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
23. 23.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
24. 24.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
25. 25.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
26. 26.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
27. 27.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
28. 28.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
29. 29.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
31. 31.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
32. 32.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
33. 33.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
34. 34.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
35. 35.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
36. 36.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
39. 39.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
40. 40.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe

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