Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 126 · 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: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
2. 2.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
3. 3.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
4. 4.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
5. 5.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
6. 6.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
7. 7.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
8. 8.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
11. 11.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
12. 12.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
14. 14.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
18. 18.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
19. 19.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
20. 20.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
21. 21.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
22. 22.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
23. 23.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
24. 24.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
25. 25.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
26. 26.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
27. 27.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
29. 29.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
30. 30.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
31. 31.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
32. 32.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
33. 33.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
35. 35.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
37. 37.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
39. 39.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
40. 40.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience

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