Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 389 · 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: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
2. 2.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
4. 4.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
7. 7.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
8. 8.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
9. 9.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
10. 10.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
11. 11.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
12. 12.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
13. 13.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
14. 14.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
15. 15.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
16. 16.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
17. 17.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
18. 18.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
21. 21.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
24. 24.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
25. 25.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
26. 26.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
28. 28.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
29. 29.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
30. 30.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
31. 31.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
33. 33.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
34. 34.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
35. 35.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
36. 36.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
37. 37.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
39. 39.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
40. 40.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent

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