Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 699 · 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 buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
2. 2.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
3. 3.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
4. 4.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
6. 6.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
7. 7.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
8. 8.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
9. 9.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
11. 11.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
12. 12.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
13. 13.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
14. 14.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
15. 15.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
16. 16.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
17. 17.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
18. 18.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
19. 19.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
21. 21.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
22. 22.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
23. 23.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
24. 24.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
25. 25.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
26. 26.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
27. 27.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
28. 28.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
29. 29.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
30. 30.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
31. 31.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
32. 32.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
34. 34.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
35. 35.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
36. 36.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
37. 37.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
39. 39.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
40. 40.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing

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