Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 820 · 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 goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
2. 2.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
3. 3.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
4. 4.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
8. 8.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
9. 9.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
10. 10.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
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: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (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: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
16. 16.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
17. 17.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
20. 20.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
22. 22.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
23. 23.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
24. 24.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
26. 26.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
27. 27.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
28. 28.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
30. 30.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
33. 33.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
34. 34.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
35. 35.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
36. 36.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
37. 37.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
38. 38.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
39. 39.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
40. 40.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake

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