Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 972 · 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: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
3. 3.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
4. 4.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
5. 5.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
6. 6.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
7. 7.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
8. 8.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
9. 9.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
10. 10.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
11. 11.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
12. 12.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
13. 13.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
14. 14.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
15. 15.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
18. 18.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
19. 19.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
22. 22.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
23. 23.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
24. 24.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
25. 25.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
26. 26.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
29. 29.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
30. 30.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
31. 31.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
32. 32.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
33. 33.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
34. 34.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
36. 36.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
38. 38.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
39. 39.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
40. 40.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake

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