Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 960 · 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) already (b) all ready
2. 2.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
3. 3.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
4. 4.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
5. 5.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
6. 6.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
7. 7.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
8. 8.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
9. 9.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
10. 10.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
12. 12.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
13. 13.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
14. 14.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
15. 15.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
16. 16.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
17. 17.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
21. 21.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
22. 22.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
23. 23.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
24. 24.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
25. 25.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
26. 26.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
27. 27.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
28. 28.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
29. 29.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
31. 31.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
34. 34.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
35. 35.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
38. 38.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
40. 40.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening

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