Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 144 · 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: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
2. 2.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
3. 3.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
6. 6.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
8. 8.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
9. 9.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
10. 10.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
11. 11.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
13. 13.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
14. 14.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
15. 15.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
16. 16.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
20. 20.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
21. 21.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
23. 23.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
25. 25.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
26. 26.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
27. 27.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
28. 28.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
29. 29.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
30. 30.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
31. 31.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
32. 32.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
33. 33.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
34. 34.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
35. 35.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
36. 36.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
37. 37.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
38. 38.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
39. 39.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
40. 40.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect

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