Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 356 · 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: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
2. 2.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
3. 3.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
4. 4.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
6. 6.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
7. 7.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
9. 9.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
10. 10.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
12. 12.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
13. 13.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
14. 14.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
15. 15.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
16. 16.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
18. 18.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
20. 20.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
21. 21.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
23. 23.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
26. 26.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
27. 27.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
28. 28.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
32. 32.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
33. 33.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
34. 34.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
35. 35.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
38. 38.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
39. 39.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
40. 40.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal

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