Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 390 · 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: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
3. 3.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
4. 4.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
5. 5.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
6. 6.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
7. 7.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
8. 8.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
11. 11.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
12. 12.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
13. 13.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
14. 14.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
15. 15.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
16. 16.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
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) stationery (b) stationary
19. 19.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
20. 20.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
21. 21.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
22. 22.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
23. 23.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
24. 24.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
25. 25.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
26. 26.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
27. 27.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
29. 29.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
30. 30.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
31. 31.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
32. 32.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
33. 33.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
34. 34.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
35. 35.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
38. 38.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
39. 39.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather

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