Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 847 · 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 priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
3. 3.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
5. 5.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
7. 7.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
8. 8.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
9. 9.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
10. 10.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
11. 11.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
16. 16.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
18. 18.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
19. 19.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
22. 22.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
23. 23.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
24. 24.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
25. 25.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
27. 27.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
28. 28.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
29. 29.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
30. 30.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
31. 31.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
33. 33.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
34. 34.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
35. 35.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
36. 36.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
37. 37.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
38. 38.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
39. 39.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
40. 40.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert

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