Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 660 · 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: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
5. 5.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
6. 6.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
7. 7.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
8. 8.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
9. 9.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
10. 10.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
11. 11.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
12. 12.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
14. 14.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
15. 15.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
16. 16.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
18. 18.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
20. 20.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
21. 21.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
24. 24.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
26. 26.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
27. 27.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
28. 28.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
29. 29.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
30. 30.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
31. 31.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
32. 32.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
33. 33.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
34. 34.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
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: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
38. 38.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
39. 39.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
40. 40.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council

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