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Commonly Confused Words

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Success often depends on your ability to ........... yourself to changing circumstances.

a)

Adopt

b)

Adequate

c)

Adept

d)

Adapt

2.

The tiller was standing .........in the field.

a)

Stationary

b)

Stationery

c)

Stantionery

d)

Stationory

3.

Meaning of two confusable words: Premier/Premiere

a)

Prime minister/first performance

b)

Minister/reality show

c)

Diplomat/cricket

d)

Male/female

4.

There was complete peace during his ......

a)

Rain

b)

Rein

c)

Reinge

d)

Reign

5.

Teaching is a .........profession.

a)

Respectable

b)

Respective

c)

Respectful

d)

Respectfully

6.

She proved herself very ........at playing chess.

a)

Adopt

b)

Adapt

c)

Adept

d)

None of these

7.

Who is the ......to the British throne?

a)

Heir

b)

Hare

c)

Hair

d)

Hire

8.

This is the .........for the new school.

a)

Site

b)

Cite

c)

Sight

d)

Sitte

9.

Pick out the word related to voting in an election.

a)

Balot

b)

Ballot

c)

Ballet

d)

Ballat

10.

I like everything about my roommate .......his snoring

a)

Accept

b)

Except

c)

Excellent

d)

None of these

11.

Not everyone enjoys working with clerical ......

a)

Personal

b)

Personnel

c)

Porson

d)

Persan

12.

The dog was very ......until a squirrel ran into the yard.

a)

Quiet

b)

Quit

c)

Quite

d)

Quote

13.

I was so tired. So I decided to ......right after lunch

a)

Lie

b)

Lay

c)

Lei

d)

Ley

14.

The dog buried ......bone.

a)

Its

b)

It's

c)

It is

d)

It was

15.

Whatever happens, do not .....down your weapon!

a)

Lie

b)

Lay

c)

Ley

d)

Lei