Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 535 · 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 best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
2. 2.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
4. 4.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
5. 5.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
6. 6.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
7. 7.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
8. 8.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
9. 9.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
12. 12.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
13. 13.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
14. 14.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
15. 15.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
16. 16.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
17. 17.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
18. 18.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
19. 19.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
21. 21.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
22. 22.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
23. 23.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
24. 24.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
25. 25.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
26. 26.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
29. 29.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
30. 30.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
31. 31.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
32. 32.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
34. 34.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
35. 35.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
36. 36.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
37. 37.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
38. 38.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
39. 39.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
40. 40.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal

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