Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 371 · 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: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
3. 3.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
4. 4.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
5. 5.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
6. 6.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
7. 7.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
9. 9.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
11. 11.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
13. 13.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
16. 16.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
17. 17.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
18. 18.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
19. 19.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
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) all ready (b) already
22. 22.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
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) then (b) than
25. 25.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
27. 27.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
28. 28.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
29. 29.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
30. 30.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
31. 31.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
32. 32.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
33. 33.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
35. 35.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
37. 37.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
38. 38.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
39. 39.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
40. 40.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder

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