Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 497 · 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: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
5. 5.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
7. 7.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
8. 8.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
9. 9.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
10. 10.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
11. 11.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
12. 12.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
13. 13.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
14. 14.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
16. 16.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
17. 17.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
18. 18.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
19. 19.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
20. 20.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
22. 22.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
24. 24.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
25. 25.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
26. 26.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
27. 27.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
28. 28.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
29. 29.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
30. 30.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
32. 32.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
33. 33.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
34. 34.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
35. 35.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
36. 36.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
37. 37.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
39. 39.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise

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