Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 179 · 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 patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
2. 2.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
4. 4.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
5. 5.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
7. 7.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
8. 8.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
10. 10.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
11. 11.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
12. 12.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
13. 13.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
14. 14.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
15. 15.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
16. 16.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
17. 17.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
18. 18.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
19. 19.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
20. 20.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
22. 22.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
23. 23.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
24. 24.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
25. 25.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
27. 27.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
28. 28.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
29. 29.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
30. 30.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
31. 31.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
32. 32.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
33. 33.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
34. 34.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
35. 35.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
37. 37.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
38. 38.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
39. 39.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
40. 40.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council

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