Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 343 · 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: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
2. 2.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
3. 3.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
4. 4.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
5. 5.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
6. 6.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
7. 7.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
8. 8.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
9. 9.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
10. 10.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
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: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
13. 13.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
14. 14.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
16. 16.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
17. 17.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
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: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
20. 20.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
21. 21.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
22. 22.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
23. 23.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
24. 24.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
25. 25.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
26. 26.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
28. 28.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
29. 29.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
30. 30.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
31. 31.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
32. 32.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
33. 33.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
34. 34.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
36. 36.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
37. 37.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
38. 38.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
39. 39.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
40. 40.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes

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