Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 422 · 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 priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
2. 2.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
3. 3.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
4. 4.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
5. 5.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
7. 7.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
8. 8.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
11. 11.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
12. 12.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
13. 13.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
14. 14.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
16. 16.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
17. 17.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
18. 18.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
19. 19.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
21. 21.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
22. 22.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
23. 23.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
24. 24.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
25. 25.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
26. 26.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
27. 27.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
28. 28.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
29. 29.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
30. 30.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
31. 31.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
32. 32.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
33. 33.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
34. 34.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
35. 35.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
36. 36.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
37. 37.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
38. 38.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
40. 40.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert

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