Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 712 · 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 doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
2. 2.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
3. 3.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
7. 7.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
8. 8.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
10. 10.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
12. 12.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
14. 14.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
15. 15.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
17. 17.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
18. 18.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
19. 19.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
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: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
22. 22.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
23. 23.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
24. 24.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
26. 26.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
28. 28.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
29. 29.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
31. 31.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
33. 33.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
34. 34.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
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: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
37. 37.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
38. 38.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
39. 39.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
40. 40.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary

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