Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 182 · 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 priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
3. 3.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
4. 4.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
5. 5.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
6. 6.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
7. 7.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
9. 9.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
10. 10.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
14. 14.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
15. 15.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
16. 16.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
17. 17.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
18. 18.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
22. 22.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
23. 23.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
25. 25.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
26. 26.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
27. 27.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
28. 28.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
29. 29.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
30. 30.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
31. 31.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
32. 32.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
33. 33.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
34. 34.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
35. 35.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
37. 37.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
38. 38.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
39. 39.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course

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