Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 595 · 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: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
3. 3.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
4. 4.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
6. 6.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
7. 7.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
8. 8.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
9. 9.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
10. 10.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
11. 11.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
12. 12.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
13. 13.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
14. 14.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
15. 15.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
16. 16.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
17. 17.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
18. 18.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
19. 19.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
20. 20.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
21. 21.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
22. 22.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
23. 23.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
24. 24.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
26. 26.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
27. 27.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
28. 28.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
29. 29.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
30. 30.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
32. 32.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
33. 33.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
34. 34.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
35. 35.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
36. 36.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
37. 37.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
39. 39.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
40. 40.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect

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