Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 314 · 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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
2. 2.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
3. 3.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
6. 6.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
7. 7.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
8. 8.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
9. 9.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
10. 10.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
12. 12.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
14. 14.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
15. 15.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
16. 16.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
17. 17.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
18. 18.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
19. 19.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
20. 20.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
21. 21.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
22. 22.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
24. 24.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
25. 25.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
26. 26.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
29. 29.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
30. 30.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
31. 31.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
32. 32.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
35. 35.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
36. 36.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
38. 38.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
39. 39.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
40. 40.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly

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