Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 932 · 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: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
3. 3.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
4. 4.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
5. 5.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
6. 6.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
7. 7.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
8. 8.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
10. 10.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
12. 12.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
13. 13.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
18. 18.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
19. 19.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
20. 20.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
21. 21.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
23. 23.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
25. 25.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
26. 26.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
27. 27.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
28. 28.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
29. 29.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
30. 30.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
31. 31.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
33. 33.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
34. 34.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
35. 35.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
36. 36.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
37. 37.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
38. 38.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
39. 39.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
40. 40.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed

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