Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 485 · 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) formerly (b) formally
2. 2.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
4. 4.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
5. 5.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
6. 6.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
7. 7.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
10. 10.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
11. 11.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
12. 12.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
13. 13.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
14. 14.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
15. 15.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
16. 16.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
17. 17.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
20. 20.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
21. 21.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
22. 22.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
24. 24.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
25. 25.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
26. 26.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
27. 27.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
28. 28.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
29. 29.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
30. 30.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
31. 31.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
33. 33.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
34. 34.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
36. 36.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
37. 37.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
38. 38.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
40. 40.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery

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