Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 271 · 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: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
2. 2.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
3. 3.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
4. 4.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
5. 5.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
7. 7.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
9. 9.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
10. 10.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
11. 11.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
13. 13.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
15. 15.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
16. 16.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
17. 17.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
18. 18.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
19. 19.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
20. 20.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
21. 21.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
23. 23.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
24. 24.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
25. 25.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
26. 26.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
27. 27.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
28. 28.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
30. 30.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
32. 32.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
33. 33.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
34. 34.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
36. 36.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
37. 37.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
38. 38.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
39. 39.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
40. 40.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead

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