Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 756 · 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: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
3. 3.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
4. 4.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
5. 5.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
6. 6.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
7. 7.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
8. 8.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
10. 10.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
11. 11.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
12. 12.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
13. 13.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
14. 14.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
15. 15.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
16. 16.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
17. 17.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
18. 18.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
21. 21.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
22. 22.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
23. 23.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
24. 24.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
25. 25.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
26. 26.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
27. 27.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
28. 28.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
30. 30.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
31. 31.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
32. 32.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
33. 33.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
34. 34.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
35. 35.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
36. 36.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
38. 38.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
39. 39.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
40. 40.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then

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