Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 871 · 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: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
2. 2.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
3. 3.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
4. 4.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
6. 6.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
7. 7.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
8. 8.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
10. 10.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
11. 11.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
12. 12.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
14. 14.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
15. 15.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
16. 16.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
17. 17.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
20. 20.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
21. 21.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
24. 24.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
26. 26.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
28. 28.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
29. 29.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
30. 30.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
31. 31.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
32. 32.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
34. 34.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
35. 35.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
36. 36.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
37. 37.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
38. 38.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
39. 39.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
40. 40.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel

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