Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 763 · 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 sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
2. 2.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
3. 3.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
4. 4.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
5. 5.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
6. 6.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
8. 8.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
9. 9.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
10. 10.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
11. 11.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
12. 12.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
13. 13.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
14. 14.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
16. 16.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
17. 17.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
18. 18.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
19. 19.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
21. 21.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
22. 22.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
24. 24.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
25. 25.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
27. 27.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
28. 28.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
29. 29.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
30. 30.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
31. 31.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
32. 32.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
33. 33.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
34. 34.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
36. 36.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
37. 37.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
38. 38.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
40. 40.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander

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