Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 328 · 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: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
2. 2.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
4. 4.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
5. 5.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
6. 6.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
7. 7.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
8. 8.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
9. 9.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
10. 10.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
11. 11.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
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: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
14. 14.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
15. 15.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
16. 16.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
18. 18.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
19. 19.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
21. 21.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
22. 22.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
24. 24.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
25. 25.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
27. 27.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
28. 28.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
30. 30.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
31. 31.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
33. 33.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
34. 34.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
35. 35.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
38. 38.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
39. 39.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
40. 40.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander

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