Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 532 · 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: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
2. 2.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
3. 3.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
4. 4.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
6. 6.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
7. 7.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
9. 9.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
12. 12.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
14. 14.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
16. 16.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
18. 18.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
19. 19.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
20. 20.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
21. 21.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
23. 23.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
25. 25.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
26. 26.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
27. 27.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
28. 28.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
29. 29.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
30. 30.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
31. 31.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
32. 32.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
33. 33.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
34. 34.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
35. 35.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
36. 36.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
37. 37.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
38. 38.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
39. 39.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
40. 40.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented

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