Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 858 · 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: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
3. 3.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
4. 4.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
5. 5.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
6. 6.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
7. 7.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
9. 9.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
10. 10.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
11. 11.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
12. 12.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
14. 14.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
15. 15.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
16. 16.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
17. 17.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
18. 18.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
19. 19.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
20. 20.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
21. 21.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
23. 23.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
24. 24.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
25. 25.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
26. 26.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
27. 27.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
28. 28.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
30. 30.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
31. 31.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
32. 32.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
33. 33.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
34. 34.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
37. 37.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
40. 40.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe

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