Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 852 · 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: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
2. 2.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
3. 3.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
4. 4.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
6. 6.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
8. 8.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
9. 9.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
10. 10.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
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: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
13. 13.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
15. 15.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
16. 16.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
18. 18.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
19. 19.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
20. 20.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
21. 21.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
22. 22.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
23. 23.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
24. 24.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
25. 25.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
26. 26.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
31. 31.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
32. 32.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
33. 33.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
35. 35.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
36. 36.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
37. 37.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
38. 38.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
39. 39.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
40. 40.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal

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