Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 351 · 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: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
3. 3.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
4. 4.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
5. 5.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
6. 6.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
7. 7.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
8. 8.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
10. 10.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
11. 11.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
12. 12.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
13. 13.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
14. 14.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
15. 15.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
16. 16.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
17. 17.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
19. 19.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
20. 20.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
21. 21.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
23. 23.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
25. 25.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
26. 26.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
29. 29.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
30. 30.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
31. 31.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
32. 32.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
34. 34.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
35. 35.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
37. 37.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
38. 38.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
39. 39.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
40. 40.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose

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