Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 554 · 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 award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
3. 3.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
4. 4.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
6. 6.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
8. 8.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
9. 9.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
10. 10.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
11. 11.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
12. 12.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
13. 13.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
16. 16.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
17. 17.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
18. 18.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
19. 19.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
20. 20.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
22. 22.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
23. 23.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
24. 24.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
25. 25.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
28. 28.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
29. 29.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
30. 30.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
31. 31.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
32. 32.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
33. 33.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
34. 34.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
35. 35.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
38. 38.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
39. 39.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
40. 40.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except

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