Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 759 · 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 ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
2. 2.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
3. 3.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
4. 4.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
6. 6.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
7. 7.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
8. 8.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
9. 9.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
10. 10.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
11. 11.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
13. 13.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
15. 15.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
16. 16.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
17. 17.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
18. 18.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
21. 21.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
22. 22.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
23. 23.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
25. 25.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
26. 26.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
27. 27.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
28. 28.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
29. 29.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
30. 30.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
31. 31.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
32. 32.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
33. 33.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
34. 34.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
35. 35.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
36. 36.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
37. 37.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
38. 38.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
39. 39.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
40. 40.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than

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