Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 674 · 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: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
2. 2.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
3. 3.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
4. 4.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
5. 5.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
7. 7.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
8. 8.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
9. 9.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
10. 10.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
11. 11.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
12. 12.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
13. 13.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
14. 14.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
15. 15.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
16. 16.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
17. 17.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
18. 18.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
19. 19.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
21. 21.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
22. 22.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
23. 23.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
24. 24.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
25. 25.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
26. 26.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
27. 27.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
28. 28.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
29. 29.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
30. 30.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
31. 31.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
33. 33.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
34. 34.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
35. 35.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
37. 37.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
38. 38.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
40. 40.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led

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