Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 104 · 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: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
2. 2.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
3. 3.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
4. 4.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
5. 5.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
6. 6.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
7. 7.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
8. 8.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
9. 9.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
10. 10.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
11. 11.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
12. 12.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
13. 13.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
14. 14.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
16. 16.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
17. 17.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
19. 19.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
20. 20.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
21. 21.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
22. 22.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
24. 24.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
25. 25.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
26. 26.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
29. 29.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
30. 30.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
31. 31.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
32. 32.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
33. 33.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
34. 34.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
35. 35.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
36. 36.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
37. 37.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
39. 39.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
40. 40.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath

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