Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 540 · 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: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
2. 2.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
3. 3.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
5. 5.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
8. 8.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
9. 9.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
11. 11.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
13. 13.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
15. 15.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
16. 16.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
17. 17.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
19. 19.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
22. 22.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
23. 23.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
24. 24.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
25. 25.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
27. 27.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
28. 28.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
29. 29.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
30. 30.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
31. 31.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
32. 32.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
33. 33.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
34. 34.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
35. 35.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
36. 36.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
38. 38.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
39. 39.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
40. 40.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes

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