Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 294 · 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: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
3. 3.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
4. 4.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
5. 5.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
6. 6.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
10. 10.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
11. 11.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
12. 12.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
13. 13.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
14. 14.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
15. 15.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
16. 16.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
19. 19.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
20. 20.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
21. 21.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
22. 22.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
23. 23.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
24. 24.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
25. 25.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
27. 27.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
28. 28.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
29. 29.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
30. 30.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
31. 31.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
32. 32.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
33. 33.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
34. 34.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
35. 35.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
36. 36.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
37. 37.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
40. 40.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready

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