Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 988 · 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 bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
2. 2.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
3. 3.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
4. 4.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
6. 6.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
7. 7.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
8. 8.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
9. 9.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
10. 10.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
11. 11.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
13. 13.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
14. 14.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
16. 16.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
17. 17.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
18. 18.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
19. 19.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
20. 20.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
21. 21.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
22. 22.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
23. 23.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
25. 25.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
29. 29.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
30. 30.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
31. 31.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
32. 32.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
34. 34.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
35. 35.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
37. 37.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
38. 38.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
39. 39.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
40. 40.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle

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