Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 387 · 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 wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
2. 2.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
4. 4.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
5. 5.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
6. 6.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
7. 7.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
8. 8.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
9. 9.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
10. 10.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
11. 11.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
12. 12.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
13. 13.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
15. 15.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
19. 19.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
20. 20.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
21. 21.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
22. 22.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
23. 23.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
24. 24.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
25. 25.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
26. 26.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
28. 28.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
30. 30.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
31. 31.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
32. 32.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
33. 33.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
34. 34.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
35. 35.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
36. 36.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
38. 38.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
39. 39.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
40. 40.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery

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