Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 508 · 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: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
2. 2.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
4. 4.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
5. 5.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
6. 6.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
7. 7.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
8. 8.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
10. 10.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
11. 11.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
12. 12.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
13. 13.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
14. 14.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
15. 15.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
16. 16.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
17. 17.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
18. 18.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
19. 19.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
20. 20.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
24. 24.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
25. 25.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
26. 26.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
27. 27.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
28. 28.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
29. 29.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
31. 31.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
32. 32.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
34. 34.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
35. 35.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
36. 36.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
37. 37.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
38. 38.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
39. 39.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite

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