Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 410 · 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: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
2. 2.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
3. 3.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
4. 4.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
5. 5.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
6. 6.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
8. 8.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
9. 9.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
11. 11.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
12. 12.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
14. 14.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
15. 15.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
20. 20.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
21. 21.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
22. 22.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
23. 23.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
24. 24.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
25. 25.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
26. 26.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
28. 28.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
29. 29.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
31. 31.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
32. 32.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
33. 33.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
34. 34.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
35. 35.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
37. 37.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
38. 38.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
39. 39.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
40. 40.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery

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