Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 546 · 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 guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
2. 2.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
4. 4.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
5. 5.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
6. 6.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
7. 7.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
8. 8.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
10. 10.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
11. 11.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
13. 13.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
14. 14.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
16. 16.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
17. 17.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
18. 18.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
20. 20.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
22. 22.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
23. 23.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
24. 24.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
25. 25.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
26. 26.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
28. 28.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
29. 29.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
30. 30.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
32. 32.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
35. 35.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
37. 37.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
38. 38.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
40. 40.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except

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