Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 420 · 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 buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
2. 2.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
3. 3.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
4. 4.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
5. 5.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
6. 6.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
7. 7.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
9. 9.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
11. 11.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
12. 12.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
13. 13.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
14. 14.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
16. 16.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
17. 17.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
18. 18.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
19. 19.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
20. 20.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
21. 21.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
22. 22.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
23. 23.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
25. 25.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
26. 26.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
27. 27.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
28. 28.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
29. 29.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
30. 30.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
31. 31.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
32. 32.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
33. 33.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
34. 34.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
35. 35.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
36. 36.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
37. 37.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
38. 38.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
39. 39.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its

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