Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 941 · 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 sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
2. 2.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
3. 3.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
4. 4.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
5. 5.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
9. 9.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
12. 12.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
13. 13.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
14. 14.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
16. 16.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
17. 17.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
18. 18.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
19. 19.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
23. 23.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
24. 24.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
25. 25.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
26. 26.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
27. 27.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
28. 28.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
29. 29.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
30. 30.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
32. 32.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
33. 33.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
34. 34.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
35. 35.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
38. 38.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
40. 40.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent

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