Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 106 · 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 plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
2. 2.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
4. 4.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
5. 5.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
6. 6.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
7. 7.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
8. 8.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
10. 10.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
11. 11.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
14. 14.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
15. 15.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
16. 16.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
17. 17.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
19. 19.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
21. 21.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
22. 22.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
23. 23.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
25. 25.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
26. 26.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
27. 27.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
28. 28.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
29. 29.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
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: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
32. 32.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
33. 33.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
34. 34.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
36. 36.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
38. 38.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
40. 40.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise

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