Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 196 · 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: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
2. 2.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
3. 3.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
4. 4.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
5. 5.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
7. 7.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
8. 8.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
9. 9.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
10. 10.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
11. 11.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
12. 12.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
14. 14.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
15. 15.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
16. 16.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
17. 17.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
18. 18.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
19. 19.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
22. 22.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
23. 23.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
24. 24.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
25. 25.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
27. 27.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
28. 28.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
29. 29.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
30. 30.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
31. 31.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
32. 32.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
33. 33.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
35. 35.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
36. 36.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
37. 37.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
39. 39.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
40. 40.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council

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