Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 706 · 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 sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
2. 2.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
5. 5.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
6. 6.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
7. 7.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
10. 10.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
11. 11.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
12. 12.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
13. 13.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
16. 16.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
17. 17.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
18. 18.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
19. 19.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
21. 21.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
22. 22.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
23. 23.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
24. 24.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
25. 25.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
27. 27.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
28. 28.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
30. 30.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
31. 31.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
32. 32.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
35. 35.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
36. 36.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
38. 38.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
40. 40.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter

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