Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 177 · 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 ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
4. 4.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
5. 5.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
8. 8.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
9. 9.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
10. 10.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
11. 11.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
12. 12.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
13. 13.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
15. 15.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
16. 16.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
17. 17.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
18. 18.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
19. 19.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
21. 21.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
22. 22.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
23. 23.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
24. 24.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
25. 25.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
26. 26.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
27. 27.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
28. 28.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
29. 29.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
30. 30.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
31. 31.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
32. 32.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
34. 34.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
36. 36.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
37. 37.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
38. 38.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
39. 39.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
40. 40.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later

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