Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 115 · 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: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
2. 2.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
3. 3.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
4. 4.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
5. 5.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
6. 6.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
7. 7.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
8. 8.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
9. 9.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
10. 10.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
11. 11.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
12. 12.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
13. 13.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
14. 14.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
15. 15.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
16. 16.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
17. 17.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
18. 18.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
19. 19.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
20. 20.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
21. 21.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
23. 23.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
24. 24.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
25. 25.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
26. 26.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
29. 29.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
30. 30.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
31. 31.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
33. 33.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
34. 34.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
36. 36.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
37. 37.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
38. 38.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
39. 39.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
40. 40.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth

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