Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 477 · 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: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
2. 2.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
3. 3.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
5. 5.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
6. 6.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
7. 7.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
8. 8.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
9. 9.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
10. 10.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
11. 11.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
12. 12.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
13. 13.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
14. 14.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
17. 17.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
19. 19.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
20. 20.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
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: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
24. 24.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
25. 25.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
26. 26.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
28. 28.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
29. 29.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
30. 30.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
31. 31.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
32. 32.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
34. 34.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
35. 35.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
36. 36.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
37. 37.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
38. 38.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
39. 39.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented

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