Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 953 · 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: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
2. 2.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
3. 3.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
4. 4.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
5. 5.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
6. 6.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
7. 7.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
8. 8.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
9. 9.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
10. 10.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
11. 11.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
12. 12.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
13. 13.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
14. 14.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
15. 15.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
16. 16.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
22. 22.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
23. 23.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
25. 25.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
27. 27.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
28. 28.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
30. 30.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
31. 31.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
32. 32.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
33. 33.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
34. 34.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
35. 35.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
37. 37.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
38. 38.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
39. 39.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
40. 40.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside

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