Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 358 · 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 chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
2. 2.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
3. 3.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
4. 4.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
6. 6.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
7. 7.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
8. 8.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
9. 9.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
10. 10.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
11. 11.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
12. 12.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
14. 14.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
15. 15.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
16. 16.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
17. 17.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
18. 18.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
19. 19.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
21. 21.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
22. 22.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
23. 23.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
24. 24.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
25. 25.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
26. 26.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
27. 27.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
29. 29.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
31. 31.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
34. 34.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
35. 35.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
36. 36.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
37. 37.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
39. 39.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
40. 40.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing

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