Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 750 · 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: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
2. 2.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
3. 3.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
4. 4.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
5. 5.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
8. 8.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
11. 11.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
12. 12.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
13. 13.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
14. 14.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
15. 15.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
16. 16.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
17. 17.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
18. 18.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
19. 19.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
22. 22.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
24. 24.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
25. 25.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
26. 26.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
27. 27.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
28. 28.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
30. 30.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
31. 31.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
32. 32.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
33. 33.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
35. 35.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
36. 36.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
37. 37.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
38. 38.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
39. 39.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course

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