Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 995 · 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: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
2. 2.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
3. 3.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
4. 4.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
6. 6.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
7. 7.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
8. 8.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
9. 9.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
10. 10.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
11. 11.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
13. 13.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
14. 14.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
16. 16.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
17. 17.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
18. 18.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
20. 20.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
21. 21.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
22. 22.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
23. 23.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
24. 24.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
27. 27.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
28. 28.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
29. 29.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
30. 30.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
31. 31.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
32. 32.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
33. 33.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
35. 35.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
36. 36.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
37. 37.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
38. 38.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
40. 40.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led

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