Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 408 · 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: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
2. 2.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
4. 4.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
5. 5.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
6. 6.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
7. 7.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
8. 8.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
9. 9.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
10. 10.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
12. 12.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
13. 13.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
14. 14.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
15. 15.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
16. 16.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
18. 18.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
19. 19.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
23. 23.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
24. 24.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
25. 25.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
27. 27.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
31. 31.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
32. 32.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
33. 33.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
34. 34.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
35. 35.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
36. 36.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
37. 37.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
38. 38.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
40. 40.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose

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