Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 100 · 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: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
2. 2.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
4. 4.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
5. 5.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
6. 6.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
7. 7.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
8. 8.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
9. 9.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
11. 11.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
12. 12.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
13. 13.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
14. 14.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
15. 15.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
16. 16.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
17. 17.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
19. 19.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
20. 20.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
21. 21.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
24. 24.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
25. 25.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
27. 27.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
28. 28.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
29. 29.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
30. 30.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
32. 32.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
33. 33.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
34. 34.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
35. 35.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
36. 36.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
39. 39.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
40. 40.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary

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