Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 53 · 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: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
2. 2.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
5. 5.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
6. 6.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
9. 9.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
12. 12.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
13. 13.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
14. 14.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
15. 15.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
16. 16.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
17. 17.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
18. 18.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
19. 19.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
20. 20.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
21. 21.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
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: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
25. 25.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
27. 27.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
29. 29.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
30. 30.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
31. 31.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
32. 32.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
33. 33.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
34. 34.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
35. 35.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
36. 36.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
38. 38.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
39. 39.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
40. 40.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience

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