Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 693 · 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: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
2. 2.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
4. 4.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
5. 5.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
6. 6.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
7. 7.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
8. 8.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
9. 9.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
10. 10.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
11. 11.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
12. 12.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
13. 13.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
14. 14.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
15. 15.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
16. 16.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
17. 17.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
18. 18.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
19. 19.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
20. 20.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
21. 21.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
22. 22.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
23. 23.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
24. 24.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
25. 25.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
28. 28.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
29. 29.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
30. 30.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
31. 31.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
33. 33.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
34. 34.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
35. 35.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
36. 36.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
37. 37.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
38. 38.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
39. 39.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
40. 40.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel

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