Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 715 · 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: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
2. 2.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
3. 3.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
6. 6.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
7. 7.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
8. 8.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
9. 9.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
10. 10.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
13. 13.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
15. 15.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
16. 16.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
17. 17.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
18. 18.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
19. 19.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
20. 20.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
21. 21.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
23. 23.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
24. 24.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
26. 26.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
28. 28.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
29. 29.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
31. 31.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
32. 32.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
34. 34.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
36. 36.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
37. 37.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
38. 38.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
40. 40.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal

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