Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 12 · 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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
2. 2.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
3. 3.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
4. 4.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
5. 5.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
7. 7.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
8. 8.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
9. 9.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
11. 11.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
14. 14.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
15. 15.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
17. 17.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
18. 18.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
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: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
21. 21.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
22. 22.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
23. 23.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
25. 25.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
26. 26.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
27. 27.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
28. 28.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
29. 29.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
30. 30.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
31. 31.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
32. 32.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
33. 33.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
36. 36.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
37. 37.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
39. 39.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
40. 40.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt

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