Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 151 · 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: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
4. 4.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
5. 5.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
6. 6.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
8. 8.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
9. 9.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
10. 10.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
12. 12.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
13. 13.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
14. 14.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
15. 15.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
16. 16.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
17. 17.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
19. 19.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
20. 20.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
21. 21.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
23. 23.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
27. 27.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
28. 28.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
30. 30.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
31. 31.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
35. 35.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
36. 36.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
37. 37.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
38. 38.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
39. 39.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
40. 40.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break

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