Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 399 · 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: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
2. 2.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
3. 3.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
4. 4.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
5. 5.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
6. 6.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
7. 7.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
8. 8.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
9. 9.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
10. 10.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
11. 11.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
12. 12.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
13. 13.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
14. 14.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
15. 15.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
16. 16.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
17. 17.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
18. 18.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
19. 19.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
20. 20.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
23. 23.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
24. 24.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
27. 27.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
28. 28.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
30. 30.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
31. 31.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
32. 32.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
33. 33.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
34. 34.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
35. 35.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
36. 36.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
37. 37.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
39. 39.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
40. 40.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect

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