Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 245 · 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: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
2. 2.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
3. 3.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
4. 4.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
5. 5.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
7. 7.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
8. 8.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
9. 9.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
10. 10.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
11. 11.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
12. 12.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
13. 13.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
14. 14.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
17. 17.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
18. 18.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
19. 19.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
20. 20.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
22. 22.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
23. 23.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
25. 25.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
26. 26.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
27. 27.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
28. 28.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
30. 30.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
31. 31.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
32. 32.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
33. 33.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
34. 34.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
35. 35.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
36. 36.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
37. 37.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
38. 38.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
39. 39.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
40. 40.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except

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