Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 844 · 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 ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
2. 2.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
3. 3.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
4. 4.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
5. 5.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
6. 6.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
7. 7.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
8. 8.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
9. 9.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
10. 10.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
11. 11.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
12. 12.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
14. 14.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
16. 16.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
17. 17.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
18. 18.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
19. 19.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
20. 20.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
21. 21.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
23. 23.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
24. 24.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
29. 29.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
30. 30.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
31. 31.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
32. 32.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
33. 33.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
34. 34.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
36. 36.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
37. 37.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
38. 38.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
39. 39.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
40. 40.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally

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