Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 989 · 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: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
4. 4.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
5. 5.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
6. 6.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
8. 8.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
9. 9.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
11. 11.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
13. 13.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
15. 15.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
17. 17.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
18. 18.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
19. 19.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
20. 20.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
23. 23.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
24. 24.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
25. 25.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
26. 26.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
27. 27.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
28. 28.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
31. 31.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
32. 32.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
33. 33.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
35. 35.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
36. 36.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
37. 37.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
38. 38.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
40. 40.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather

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