Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 395 · 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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
2. 2.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
3. 3.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
5. 5.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
6. 6.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
7. 7.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
8. 8.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
9. 9.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
10. 10.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
12. 12.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
13. 13.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
14. 14.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
15. 15.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
16. 16.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
17. 17.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
19. 19.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
20. 20.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
21. 21.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
22. 22.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
24. 24.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
25. 25.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
26. 26.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
27. 27.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
28. 28.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
29. 29.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
33. 33.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
34. 34.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
36. 36.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
38. 38.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
39. 39.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
40. 40.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break

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