Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 304 · 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) precede (b) proceed
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
3. 3.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
5. 5.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
6. 6.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
7. 7.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
8. 8.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
9. 9.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
11. 11.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
12. 12.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
13. 13.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
15. 15.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
16. 16.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
18. 18.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
19. 19.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
20. 20.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
21. 21.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
22. 22.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
23. 23.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
24. 24.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
25. 25.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
27. 27.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
28. 28.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
29. 29.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
30. 30.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
31. 31.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
32. 32.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
33. 33.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
35. 35.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
36. 36.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
37. 37.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
38. 38.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
39. 39.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
40. 40.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet

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