Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 203 · 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: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
2. 2.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
3. 3.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
4. 4.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
6. 6.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
7. 7.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
8. 8.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
9. 9.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
10. 10.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
11. 11.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
12. 12.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
13. 13.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
14. 14.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
15. 15.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
16. 16.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
17. 17.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
18. 18.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
19. 19.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
20. 20.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
21. 21.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
22. 22.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
23. 23.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
24. 24.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
25. 25.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
26. 26.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
27. 27.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
28. 28.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
29. 29.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
34. 34.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
35. 35.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
36. 36.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
37. 37.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
38. 38.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
39. 39.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
40. 40.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair

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