Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 696 · 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: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
3. 3.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
4. 4.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
6. 6.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
7. 7.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
8. 8.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
9. 9.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
11. 11.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
13. 13.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
14. 14.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
16. 16.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
17. 17.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
18. 18.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
19. 19.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
21. 21.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
23. 23.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
24. 24.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
25. 25.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
26. 26.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
27. 27.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
28. 28.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
29. 29.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
30. 30.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
31. 31.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
32. 32.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
34. 34.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
35. 35.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
36. 36.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
37. 37.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
39. 39.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
40. 40.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later

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