Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 560 · 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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
2. 2.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
3. 3.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
4. 4.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
5. 5.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
6. 6.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
7. 7.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
8. 8.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
9. 9.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
10. 10.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
11. 11.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
13. 13.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
14. 14.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
15. 15.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
16. 16.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
17. 17.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
18. 18.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
19. 19.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
20. 20.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
22. 22.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
23. 23.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
24. 24.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
25. 25.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
26. 26.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
27. 27.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
29. 29.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
30. 30.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
31. 31.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
32. 32.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
33. 33.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
34. 34.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
37. 37.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
40. 40.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe

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