Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 507 · 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: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
3. 3.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
4. 4.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
5. 5.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
6. 6.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
8. 8.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
9. 9.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
11. 11.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
12. 12.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
14. 14.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
16. 16.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
17. 17.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
18. 18.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
19. 19.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
20. 20.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
21. 21.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
22. 22.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
23. 23.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
24. 24.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
26. 26.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
27. 27.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
28. 28.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
29. 29.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
31. 31.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
32. 32.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
33. 33.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
35. 35.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
36. 36.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
37. 37.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
40. 40.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect

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