Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 949 · 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 have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
2. 2.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
5. 5.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
6. 6.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
8. 8.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
9. 9.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
10. 10.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
11. 11.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
13. 13.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
14. 14.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
15. 15.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
16. 16.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
17. 17.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
18. 18.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
19. 19.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
20. 20.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
21. 21.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
22. 22.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
24. 24.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
25. 25.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
26. 26.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
27. 27.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
29. 29.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
31. 31.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
35. 35.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
36. 36.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
37. 37.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
38. 38.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
40. 40.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience

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