Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 467 · 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: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
2. 2.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
4. 4.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
5. 5.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
6. 6.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
7. 7.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
8. 8.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
11. 11.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
12. 12.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
13. 13.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
14. 14.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
15. 15.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
17. 17.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
18. 18.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
19. 19.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
20. 20.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
22. 22.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
23. 23.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
24. 24.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
25. 25.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
26. 26.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
28. 28.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
29. 29.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
30. 30.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
32. 32.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
33. 33.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
34. 34.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
35. 35.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
36. 36.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
38. 38.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
39. 39.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
40. 40.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet

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