Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 11 · 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: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
2. 2.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
3. 3.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
4. 4.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
5. 5.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
6. 6.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
7. 7.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
8. 8.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
10. 10.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
11. 11.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
12. 12.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
13. 13.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
14. 14.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
15. 15.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
16. 16.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
17. 17.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
18. 18.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
19. 19.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
20. 20.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
23. 23.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
24. 24.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
27. 27.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
28. 28.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
29. 29.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
30. 30.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
32. 32.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
33. 33.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
35. 35.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
37. 37.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
39. 39.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
40. 40.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel

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