Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 94 · 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: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
2. 2.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
3. 3.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
4. 4.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
5. 5.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
6. 6.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
7. 7.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
8. 8.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
9. 9.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
10. 10.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
11. 11.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
12. 12.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
13. 13.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
14. 14.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
17. 17.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
18. 18.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
19. 19.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
20. 20.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
21. 21.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
22. 22.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
24. 24.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
25. 25.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
26. 26.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
27. 27.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
28. 28.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
29. 29.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
30. 30.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
31. 31.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
34. 34.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
35. 35.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
37. 37.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
38. 38.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
40. 40.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing

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