Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 482 · 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: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
3. 3.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
4. 4.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
6. 6.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
7. 7.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
8. 8.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
9. 9.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
11. 11.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
12. 12.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
13. 13.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
14. 14.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
15. 15.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
16. 16.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
17. 17.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
19. 19.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
20. 20.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
21. 21.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
23. 23.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
24. 24.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
25. 25.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
26. 26.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
27. 27.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
29. 29.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
30. 30.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
31. 31.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
32. 32.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
34. 34.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
35. 35.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
37. 37.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
38. 38.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
39. 39.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
40. 40.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder

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