Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 146 · 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: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
2. 2.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
4. 4.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
7. 7.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
8. 8.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
9. 9.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
11. 11.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
12. 12.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
13. 13.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
14. 14.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
15. 15.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
16. 16.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
17. 17.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
18. 18.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
19. 19.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
20. 20.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
21. 21.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
22. 22.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
23. 23.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
24. 24.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
25. 25.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
26. 26.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
29. 29.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
30. 30.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
31. 31.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
32. 32.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
33. 33.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
34. 34.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
35. 35.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
36. 36.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
37. 37.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
38. 38.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
40. 40.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight

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