Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 886 · 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 sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
2. 2.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
3. 3.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
4. 4.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
5. 5.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
6. 6.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
7. 7.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
8. 8.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
9. 9.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
10. 10.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
12. 12.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
13. 13.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
15. 15.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
16. 16.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
18. 18.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
19. 19.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
20. 20.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
21. 21.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
23. 23.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
24. 24.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
26. 26.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
27. 27.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
29. 29.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
31. 31.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
32. 32.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
34. 34.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
35. 35.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
36. 36.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
37. 37.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
40. 40.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar

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