Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 687 · 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 do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
2. 2.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
3. 3.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
4. 4.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
5. 5.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
6. 6.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
7. 7.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
8. 8.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
9. 9.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
10. 10.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
11. 11.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
13. 13.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
14. 14.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
16. 16.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
17. 17.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
19. 19.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
20. 20.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
21. 21.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
22. 22.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
24. 24.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
25. 25.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
26. 26.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
28. 28.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
30. 30.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
31. 31.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
32. 32.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
33. 33.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
34. 34.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
35. 35.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
38. 38.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
39. 39.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
40. 40.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally

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