Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 965 · 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: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
3. 3.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
4. 4.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
5. 5.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
6. 6.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
7. 7.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
8. 8.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
9. 9.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
10. 10.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
11. 11.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
12. 12.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
13. 13.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
15. 15.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
16. 16.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
18. 18.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
19. 19.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
21. 21.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
22. 22.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
23. 23.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
24. 24.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
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 family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
27. 27.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
28. 28.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
29. 29.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
30. 30.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
32. 32.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
33. 33.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
35. 35.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
37. 37.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
39. 39.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
40. 40.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented

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