Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 428 · 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 ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
2. 2.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
3. 3.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
5. 5.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
7. 7.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
8. 8.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
10. 10.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
11. 11.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
13. 13.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
14. 14.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
15. 15.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
16. 16.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
18. 18.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
19. 19.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
21. 21.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
23. 23.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
24. 24.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
26. 26.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
27. 27.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
30. 30.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
32. 32.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
33. 33.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
35. 35.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
36. 36.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
37. 37.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
38. 38.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
39. 39.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
40. 40.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise

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