Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 582 · 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 priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
2. 2.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
3. 3.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
4. 4.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
5. 5.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
7. 7.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
8. 8.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
9. 9.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
11. 11.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
12. 12.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
13. 13.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
14. 14.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
15. 15.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
16. 16.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
17. 17.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
19. 19.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
21. 21.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
22. 22.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
23. 23.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
24. 24.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
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: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
28. 28.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
29. 29.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
30. 30.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
31. 31.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
34. 34.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
35. 35.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
36. 36.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
38. 38.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
40. 40.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair

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