Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 56 · 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 sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
2. 2.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
4. 4.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
5. 5.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
6. 6.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
8. 8.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
9. 9.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
11. 11.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
12. 12.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
14. 14.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
16. 16.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
18. 18.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
19. 19.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
20. 20.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
21. 21.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
22. 22.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
23. 23.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
24. 24.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
25. 25.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
26. 26.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
27. 27.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
28. 28.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
29. 29.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
31. 31.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
32. 32.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
34. 34.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
36. 36.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
37. 37.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
40. 40.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair

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