Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 123 · 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: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
3. 3.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
4. 4.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
5. 5.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
6. 6.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
10. 10.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
12. 12.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
13. 13.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
14. 14.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
15. 15.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
16. 16.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
17. 17.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
18. 18.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
20. 20.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
21. 21.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
22. 22.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
23. 23.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
25. 25.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
26. 26.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
27. 27.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
28. 28.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
29. 29.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
30. 30.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
31. 31.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
32. 32.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
33. 33.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
34. 34.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
35. 35.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
36. 36.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
37. 37.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
38. 38.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder