Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 640 · 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: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
2. 2.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
3. 3.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
4. 4.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
5. 5.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
6. 6.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
7. 7.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
8. 8.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
9. 9.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
10. 10.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
11. 11.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
12. 12.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
13. 13.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
14. 14.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
15. 15.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
16. 16.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
17. 17.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
19. 19.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
20. 20.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
21. 21.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
23. 23.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
26. 26.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
27. 27.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
29. 29.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
30. 30.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
31. 31.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
33. 33.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
35. 35.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
36. 36.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
37. 37.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
38. 38.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
39. 39.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
40. 40.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed

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