Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 729 · 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 priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
2. 2.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
3. 3.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
4. 4.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
5. 5.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
6. 6.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
7. 7.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
9. 9.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
10. 10.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
11. 11.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
12. 12.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
13. 13.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
14. 14.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
16. 16.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
19. 19.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
20. 20.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
21. 21.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
23. 23.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
27. 27.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
28. 28.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
30. 30.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
31. 31.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
32. 32.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
34. 34.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
35. 35.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
37. 37.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
39. 39.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
40. 40.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect

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