Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 101 · 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 priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
2. 2.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
3. 3.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
4. 4.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
5. 5.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
7. 7.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
8. 8.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
9. 9.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
11. 11.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
13. 13.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
15. 15.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
16. 16.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
17. 17.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
19. 19.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
20. 20.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
21. 21.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
22. 22.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
23. 23.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
25. 25.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
26. 26.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
27. 27.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
28. 28.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
29. 29.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
30. 30.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
32. 32.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
33. 33.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
34. 34.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
35. 35.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
36. 36.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
37. 37.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
38. 38.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
39. 39.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
40. 40.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect

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