Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 418 · 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: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
2. 2.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
3. 3.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
4. 4.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
5. 5.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
6. 6.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
8. 8.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
9. 9.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
10. 10.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
11. 11.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
12. 12.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
13. 13.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
14. 14.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
15. 15.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
16. 16.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
19. 19.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
20. 20.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
21. 21.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
23. 23.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
25. 25.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
27. 27.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
30. 30.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
31. 31.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
33. 33.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
34. 34.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
35. 35.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
36. 36.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
37. 37.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
38. 38.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
39. 39.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
40. 40.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break

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