Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 596 · 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: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
2. 2.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
3. 3.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
4. 4.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
6. 6.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
7. 7.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
8. 8.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
9. 9.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
10. 10.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
11. 11.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
12. 12.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
16. 16.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
17. 17.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
18. 18.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
19. 19.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
20. 20.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
22. 22.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
24. 24.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
25. 25.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
28. 28.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
29. 29.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
30. 30.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
31. 31.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
33. 33.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
36. 36.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
38. 38.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
39. 39.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal

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