Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 636 · 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 Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
2. 2.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
4. 4.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
5. 5.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
6. 6.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
7. 7.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
9. 9.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
10. 10.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
11. 11.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
13. 13.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
14. 14.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
15. 15.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
16. 16.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
19. 19.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
20. 20.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
22. 22.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
23. 23.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
24. 24.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
25. 25.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
26. 26.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
28. 28.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
29. 29.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
30. 30.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
33. 33.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
34. 34.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
35. 35.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
36. 36.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
38. 38.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
39. 39.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
40. 40.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious

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