Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 234 · 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: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
2. 2.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
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: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
6. 6.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
7. 7.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
10. 10.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
11. 11.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
12. 12.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
13. 13.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
14. 14.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
15. 15.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
17. 17.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
18. 18.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
21. 21.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
22. 22.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
23. 23.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
24. 24.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
25. 25.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
26. 26.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
27. 27.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
28. 28.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
30. 30.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
31. 31.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
33. 33.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
34. 34.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
35. 35.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
37. 37.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
39. 39.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
40. 40.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether

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