Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 229 · 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: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
2. 2.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
3. 3.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
5. 5.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
6. 6.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
7. 7.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
8. 8.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
9. 9.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
10. 10.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
11. 11.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
12. 12.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
13. 13.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
14. 14.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
15. 15.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
16. 16.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
17. 17.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
18. 18.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
19. 19.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
20. 20.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
21. 21.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
23. 23.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
25. 25.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
27. 27.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
28. 28.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
29. 29.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
30. 30.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
31. 31.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
32. 32.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
33. 33.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
34. 34.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
35. 35.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
36. 36.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
37. 37.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
38. 38.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
40. 40.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect

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