Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 301 · 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: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
2. 2.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
3. 3.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
4. 4.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
5. 5.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
6. 6.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
8. 8.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
9. 9.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
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: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
14. 14.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
16. 16.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
17. 17.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
18. 18.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
19. 19.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
20. 20.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
21. 21.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
22. 22.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
25. 25.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
26. 26.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
29. 29.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
30. 30.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
31. 31.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
32. 32.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
33. 33.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
35. 35.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
37. 37.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
38. 38.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
40. 40.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing

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