Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 63 · 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 guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
2. 2.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
3. 3.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
4. 4.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
7. 7.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
8. 8.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
9. 9.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
10. 10.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
11. 11.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
14. 14.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
15. 15.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
16. 16.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
17. 17.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
18. 18.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
19. 19.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
20. 20.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
21. 21.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
22. 22.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
23. 23.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
24. 24.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
25. 25.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
26. 26.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
27. 27.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
28. 28.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
29. 29.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
30. 30.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
31. 31.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
32. 32.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
33. 33.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
36. 36.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
37. 37.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
38. 38.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
39. 39.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
40. 40.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent

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