Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 898 · 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 goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
4. 4.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
5. 5.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
6. 6.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
7. 7.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
9. 9.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
10. 10.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
11. 11.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
12. 12.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
13. 13.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
15. 15.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
16. 16.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
17. 17.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
18. 18.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
19. 19.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
22. 22.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
23. 23.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
26. 26.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
32. 32.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
33. 33.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
34. 34.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
35. 35.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
36. 36.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
37. 37.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
38. 38.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
39. 39.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
40. 40.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent

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