Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 568 · 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 chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
3. 3.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
6. 6.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
9. 9.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
10. 10.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
14. 14.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
15. 15.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
16. 16.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
17. 17.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
18. 18.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
19. 19.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
21. 21.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
22. 22.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
23. 23.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
24. 24.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
25. 25.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
26. 26.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
27. 27.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
28. 28.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
29. 29.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
30. 30.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
31. 31.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
34. 34.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
35. 35.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
36. 36.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
37. 37.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
38. 38.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
40. 40.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning

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