Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 469 · 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: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
2. 2.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
5. 5.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
6. 6.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
7. 7.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
8. 8.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
9. 9.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
10. 10.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
11. 11.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
12. 12.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
13. 13.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
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: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
16. 16.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
17. 17.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
18. 18.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
19. 19.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
20. 20.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
21. 21.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
26. 26.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
28. 28.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
30. 30.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
31. 31.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
32. 32.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
33. 33.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
34. 34.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
35. 35.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
39. 39.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
40. 40.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented

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