Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 734 · 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: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
2. 2.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
4. 4.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
5. 5.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
8. 8.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
9. 9.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
10. 10.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
15. 15.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
16. 16.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
17. 17.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
18. 18.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
19. 19.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
20. 20.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
22. 22.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
23. 23.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
24. 24.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
26. 26.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
27. 27.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
28. 28.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
29. 29.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
30. 30.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
31. 31.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
32. 32.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
33. 33.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
34. 34.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
35. 35.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
38. 38.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
40. 40.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious

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