Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 719 · 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: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
2. 2.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
3. 3.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
4. 4.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
6. 6.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
8. 8.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
9. 9.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
10. 10.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
11. 11.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
12. 12.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
14. 14.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
15. 15.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
16. 16.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
17. 17.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
18. 18.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
19. 19.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
20. 20.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
21. 21.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
22. 22.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
25. 25.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
27. 27.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
29. 29.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
30. 30.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
31. 31.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
32. 32.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
33. 33.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
34. 34.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
35. 35.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
36. 36.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
37. 37.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
39. 39.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
40. 40.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than

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