Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 954 · 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: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
3. 3.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
4. 4.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
6. 6.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
7. 7.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
8. 8.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
9. 9.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
10. 10.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
11. 11.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
12. 12.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
13. 13.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
14. 14.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
15. 15.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
16. 16.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
18. 18.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
19. 19.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
20. 20.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
21. 21.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
22. 22.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
23. 23.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
24. 24.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
25. 25.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
26. 26.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
27. 27.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
28. 28.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
29. 29.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
30. 30.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
31. 31.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
32. 32.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
34. 34.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
35. 35.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
36. 36.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
37. 37.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
38. 38.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
39. 39.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend

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