Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 462 · 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: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
3. 3.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
4. 4.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
5. 5.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
6. 6.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
8. 8.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
9. 9.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
10. 10.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
13. 13.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
14. 14.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
18. 18.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
21. 21.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
23. 23.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
25. 25.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
28. 28.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
29. 29.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
30. 30.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
31. 31.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
32. 32.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
33. 33.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
34. 34.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
35. 35.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
36. 36.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
38. 38.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
39. 39.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
40. 40.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope

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