Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 503 · 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 sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
3. 3.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
4. 4.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
5. 5.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
6. 6.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
8. 8.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
10. 10.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
11. 11.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
12. 12.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
14. 14.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
15. 15.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
17. 17.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
19. 19.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
20. 20.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
21. 21.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
22. 22.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
24. 24.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
25. 25.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
26. 26.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
27. 27.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
28. 28.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
29. 29.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
31. 31.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
33. 33.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
35. 35.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
36. 36.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
37. 37.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
38. 38.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
39. 39.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
40. 40.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council

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