Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 70 · 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: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
2. 2.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
3. 3.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
4. 4.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
6. 6.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
7. 7.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
8. 8.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
11. 11.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
12. 12.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
15. 15.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
16. 16.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
17. 17.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
19. 19.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
21. 21.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
22. 22.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
23. 23.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
24. 24.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
25. 25.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
26. 26.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
27. 27.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
28. 28.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
29. 29.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
31. 31.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
32. 32.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
33. 33.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
34. 34.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
35. 35.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
36. 36.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
40. 40.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your

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