Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 753 · 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: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
2. 2.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
5. 5.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
7. 7.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
8. 8.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
9. 9.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
10. 10.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
11. 11.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
12. 12.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
13. 13.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
16. 16.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
18. 18.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
19. 19.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
20. 20.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
22. 22.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
24. 24.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
25. 25.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
26. 26.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
27. 27.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
28. 28.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
29. 29.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
30. 30.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
31. 31.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
32. 32.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
34. 34.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
35. 35.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
36. 36.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
37. 37.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
38. 38.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
39. 39.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
40. 40.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening

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