Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 321 · 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: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
2. 2.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
3. 3.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
4. 4.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
5. 5.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
7. 7.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
9. 9.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
10. 10.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
11. 11.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
14. 14.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
15. 15.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
16. 16.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
17. 17.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
18. 18.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
22. 22.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
23. 23.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
24. 24.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
25. 25.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
26. 26.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
27. 27.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
28. 28.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
29. 29.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
30. 30.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
31. 31.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
32. 32.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
33. 33.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
34. 34.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
35. 35.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
36. 36.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
38. 38.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
40. 40.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander

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