Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 136 · 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: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
3. 3.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
5. 5.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
6. 6.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
7. 7.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
8. 8.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
10. 10.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
11. 11.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
12. 12.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
13. 13.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
14. 14.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
15. 15.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
16. 16.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
17. 17.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
18. 18.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
19. 19.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
20. 20.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
21. 21.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
22. 22.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
23. 23.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
24. 24.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
25. 25.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
26. 26.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
27. 27.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
28. 28.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
32. 32.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
34. 34.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
35. 35.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
36. 36.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
37. 37.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
38. 38.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
39. 39.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides

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