Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 557 · 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: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
4. 4.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
5. 5.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
8. 8.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
9. 9.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
11. 11.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
12. 12.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
13. 13.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
14. 14.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
16. 16.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
17. 17.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
19. 19.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
20. 20.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
21. 21.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
22. 22.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
23. 23.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
24. 24.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
25. 25.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
26. 26.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
27. 27.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
28. 28.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
29. 29.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
31. 31.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
32. 32.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
33. 33.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
34. 34.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
35. 35.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
36. 36.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
37. 37.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
38. 38.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
40. 40.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath

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