Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 652 · 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: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
2. 2.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
3. 3.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
5. 5.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
6. 6.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
8. 8.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
9. 9.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
10. 10.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
12. 12.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
14. 14.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
16. 16.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
17. 17.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
18. 18.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
20. 20.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
21. 21.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
22. 22.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
23. 23.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
24. 24.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
25. 25.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
28. 28.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
31. 31.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
32. 32.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
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: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
35. 35.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
36. 36.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
37. 37.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
38. 38.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
39. 39.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
40. 40.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed

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