Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 562 · 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 best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
2. 2.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
4. 4.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
5. 5.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
7. 7.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
9. 9.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
10. 10.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
11. 11.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
13. 13.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
14. 14.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
16. 16.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
17. 17.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
18. 18.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
19. 19.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
20. 20.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
21. 21.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
22. 22.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
23. 23.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
24. 24.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
25. 25.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
26. 26.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
27. 27.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
28. 28.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
29. 29.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
32. 32.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
33. 33.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
34. 34.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
35. 35.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
36. 36.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
37. 37.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
40. 40.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise

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