Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 649 · 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 sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
2. 2.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
3. 3.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
5. 5.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
7. 7.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
8. 8.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
9. 9.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
11. 11.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
12. 12.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
14. 14.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
15. 15.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
17. 17.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
19. 19.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
20. 20.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
21. 21.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
22. 22.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
23. 23.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
25. 25.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
26. 26.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
27. 27.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
29. 29.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
30. 30.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
32. 32.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
33. 33.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
34. 34.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
35. 35.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
36. 36.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
37. 37.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
39. 39.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
40. 40.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel

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