Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 288 · 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) eminent (b) imminent
2. 2.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
3. 3.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
4. 4.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
6. 6.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
8. 8.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
9. 9.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
10. 10.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
11. 11.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
13. 13.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
16. 16.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
17. 17.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
18. 18.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
19. 19.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
21. 21.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
22. 22.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
23. 23.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
24. 24.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
25. 25.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
26. 26.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
28. 28.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
29. 29.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
30. 30.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
31. 31.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
32. 32.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
33. 33.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
34. 34.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
35. 35.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
36. 36.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
37. 37.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
38. 38.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
40. 40.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary

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