Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 249 · 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: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
3. 3.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
4. 4.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
5. 5.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
6. 6.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
7. 7.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
8. 8.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
9. 9.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
10. 10.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
12. 12.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
13. 13.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
14. 14.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
15. 15.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
16. 16.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
17. 17.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
18. 18.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
19. 19.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
21. 21.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
22. 22.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
23. 23.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
25. 25.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
26. 26.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
28. 28.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
29. 29.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
31. 31.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
32. 32.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
33. 33.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
34. 34.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
35. 35.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
37. 37.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
38. 38.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
39. 39.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
40. 40.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed

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