Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 376 · 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 ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
2. 2.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
3. 3.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
4. 4.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
5. 5.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
6. 6.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
8. 8.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
9. 9.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
11. 11.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
12. 12.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
13. 13.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
14. 14.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
16. 16.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
18. 18.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
20. 20.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
22. 22.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
24. 24.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
26. 26.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
27. 27.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
28. 28.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
30. 30.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
31. 31.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
32. 32.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
34. 34.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
35. 35.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
36. 36.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
37. 37.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
38. 38.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
39. 39.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
40. 40.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise

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