Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 570 · 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: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
2. 2.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
4. 4.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
5. 5.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
6. 6.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
7. 7.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
9. 9.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
10. 10.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
11. 11.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
14. 14.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
15. 15.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
16. 16.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
17. 17.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
18. 18.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
19. 19.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
20. 20.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
21. 21.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
22. 22.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
23. 23.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
25. 25.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
26. 26.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
27. 27.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
29. 29.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
30. 30.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
31. 31.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
32. 32.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
33. 33.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
34. 34.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
35. 35.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
36. 36.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
37. 37.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
39. 39.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow

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