Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 656 · 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: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
2. 2.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
4. 4.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
5. 5.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
6. 6.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
7. 7.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
9. 9.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
11. 11.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
12. 12.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
13. 13.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
16. 16.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
17. 17.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
18. 18.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
19. 19.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
20. 20.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
22. 22.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
24. 24.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
25. 25.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
26. 26.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
28. 28.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
30. 30.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
31. 31.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
32. 32.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
33. 33.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
34. 34.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
35. 35.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
36. 36.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
37. 37.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
38. 38.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
39. 39.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
40. 40.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose

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