Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 488 · 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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
3. 3.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
4. 4.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
5. 5.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
6. 6.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
7. 7.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
9. 9.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
10. 10.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
11. 11.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
12. 12.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
13. 13.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
14. 14.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
15. 15.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
16. 16.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
17. 17.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
18. 18.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
19. 19.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
23. 23.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
25. 25.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
28. 28.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
29. 29.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
30. 30.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
31. 31.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
32. 32.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
33. 33.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
35. 35.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
36. 36.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
38. 38.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
39. 39.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
40. 40.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing

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