Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 92 · 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 award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
2. 2.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
3. 3.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
4. 4.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
5. 5.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
6. 6.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
7. 7.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
8. 8.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
11. 11.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
12. 12.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
13. 13.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
15. 15.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
16. 16.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
17. 17.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
18. 18.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
19. 19.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
21. 21.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
23. 23.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
24. 24.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
25. 25.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
26. 26.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
27. 27.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
29. 29.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
31. 31.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
32. 32.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
34. 34.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
35. 35.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
38. 38.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
39. 39.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
40. 40.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder

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