Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 267 · 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: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
2. 2.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
4. 4.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
5. 5.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
6. 6.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
7. 7.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
8. 8.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
10. 10.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
11. 11.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
12. 12.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
13. 13.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
14. 14.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
15. 15.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
16. 16.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
17. 17.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
18. 18.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
19. 19.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
20. 20.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
21. 21.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
22. 22.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
23. 23.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
24. 24.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
25. 25.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
29. 29.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
33. 33.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
34. 34.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
35. 35.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
36. 36.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
37. 37.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
38. 38.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
39. 39.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
40. 40.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where

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