Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 653 · 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: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
2. 2.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
3. 3.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
4. 4.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
5. 5.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
7. 7.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
8. 8.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
9. 9.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
10. 10.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
11. 11.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
12. 12.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
13. 13.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
14. 14.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
15. 15.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
16. 16.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
17. 17.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
18. 18.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
19. 19.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
20. 20.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
22. 22.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
23. 23.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
24. 24.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
25. 25.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
26. 26.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
28. 28.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
29. 29.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
30. 30.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
31. 31.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
32. 32.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
34. 34.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
35. 35.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
37. 37.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
38. 38.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
40. 40.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent

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