Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 691 · 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: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
2. 2.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
4. 4.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
6. 6.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
7. 7.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
8. 8.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
9. 9.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
10. 10.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
13. 13.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
14. 14.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
15. 15.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
16. 16.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
17. 17.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
19. 19.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
20. 20.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
21. 21.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
22. 22.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
23. 23.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
24. 24.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
25. 25.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
26. 26.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
27. 27.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
28. 28.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
32. 32.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
33. 33.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
34. 34.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
35. 35.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
36. 36.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
38. 38.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
39. 39.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather

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