Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 28 · 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: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
2. 2.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
3. 3.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
4. 4.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
5. 5.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
6. 6.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
7. 7.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
8. 8.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
10. 10.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
14. 14.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
15. 15.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
17. 17.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
18. 18.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
19. 19.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
20. 20.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
21. 21.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
23. 23.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
25. 25.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
26. 26.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
29. 29.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
30. 30.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
31. 31.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
33. 33.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
34. 34.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
35. 35.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
38. 38.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
39. 39.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
40. 40.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary

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