Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 272 · 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 letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
2. 2.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
3. 3.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
4. 4.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
5. 5.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
6. 6.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
7. 7.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
8. 8.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
12. 12.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
15. 15.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
16. 16.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
17. 17.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
20. 20.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
21. 21.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
23. 23.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
24. 24.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
25. 25.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
26. 26.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
28. 28.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
30. 30.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
31. 31.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
32. 32.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
33. 33.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
34. 34.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
35. 35.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
36. 36.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
38. 38.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
40. 40.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's

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