Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 701 · 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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
3. 3.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
4. 4.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
5. 5.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
6. 6.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
7. 7.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
8. 8.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
9. 9.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
10. 10.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
11. 11.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
12. 12.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
13. 13.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
14. 14.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
15. 15.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
17. 17.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
19. 19.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
20. 20.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
21. 21.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
22. 22.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
23. 23.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
25. 25.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
26. 26.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
27. 27.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
28. 28.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
31. 31.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
32. 32.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
33. 33.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
34. 34.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
36. 36.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
37. 37.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
38. 38.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
39. 39.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
40. 40.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're

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