Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 738 · 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 guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
2. 2.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
3. 3.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
4. 4.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
6. 6.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
7. 7.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
8. 8.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
11. 11.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
13. 13.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
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 family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
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: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
19. 19.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
20. 20.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
21. 21.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
22. 22.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
23. 23.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
27. 27.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
28. 28.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
29. 29.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
30. 30.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
31. 31.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
33. 33.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
34. 34.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
35. 35.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
36. 36.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
38. 38.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
39. 39.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
40. 40.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice

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