Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 270 · 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 will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
2. 2.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
4. 4.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
6. 6.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
7. 7.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
8. 8.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
9. 9.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
10. 10.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
11. 11.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
12. 12.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
13. 13.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
15. 15.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
16. 16.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
18. 18.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
19. 19.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
20. 20.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
21. 21.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
22. 22.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
23. 23.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
25. 25.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
26. 26.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
27. 27.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
28. 28.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
29. 29.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
30. 30.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
34. 34.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
35. 35.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
37. 37.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
38. 38.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
39. 39.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
40. 40.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal

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