Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 275 · 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 guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
4. 4.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
6. 6.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
7. 7.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
8. 8.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
9. 9.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
10. 10.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
11. 11.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
12. 12.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
13. 13.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
14. 14.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
17. 17.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
18. 18.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
19. 19.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
21. 21.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
24. 24.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
25. 25.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
26. 26.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
27. 27.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
28. 28.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
30. 30.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
31. 31.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
32. 32.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
33. 33.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
34. 34.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
35. 35.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
37. 37.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
38. 38.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
39. 39.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
40. 40.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device

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