Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 232 · 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: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
2. 2.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
3. 3.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
5. 5.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
6. 6.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
7. 7.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
8. 8.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
10. 10.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
11. 11.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
12. 12.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
13. 13.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
14. 14.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
15. 15.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
17. 17.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
18. 18.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
19. 19.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
20. 20.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
21. 21.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
24. 24.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
25. 25.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
26. 26.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
28. 28.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
29. 29.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
30. 30.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
31. 31.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
32. 32.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
33. 33.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
34. 34.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
35. 35.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
36. 36.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
37. 37.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
38. 38.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
39. 39.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
40. 40.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair

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