Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 129 · 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: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
2. 2.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
3. 3.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
4. 4.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
5. 5.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
6. 6.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
7. 7.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
8. 8.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
10. 10.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
11. 11.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
12. 12.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
13. 13.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
14. 14.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
15. 15.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
16. 16.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
17. 17.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
18. 18.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
19. 19.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
20. 20.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
21. 21.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
23. 23.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
26. 26.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
27. 27.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
28. 28.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
29. 29.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
31. 31.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
32. 32.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
33. 33.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
34. 34.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
35. 35.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
36. 36.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
38. 38.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented

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