Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 372 · 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 sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
2. 2.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
4. 4.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
5. 5.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
6. 6.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
8. 8.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
9. 9.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
10. 10.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
11. 11.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
12. 12.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
14. 14.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
15. 15.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
16. 16.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
17. 17.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
18. 18.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
19. 19.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
22. 22.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
23. 23.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
24. 24.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
26. 26.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
27. 27.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
28. 28.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
29. 29.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
32. 32.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
33. 33.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
34. 34.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
35. 35.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
37. 37.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
38. 38.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
39. 39.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
40. 40.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than

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