Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 152 · 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: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
2. 2.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
3. 3.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
4. 4.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
6. 6.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
8. 8.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
10. 10.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
12. 12.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
13. 13.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
14. 14.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
15. 15.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
16. 16.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
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 children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
22. 22.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
24. 24.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
26. 26.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
27. 27.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
28. 28.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
29. 29.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
31. 31.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
32. 32.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
33. 33.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
34. 34.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
35. 35.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
36. 36.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
37. 37.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
38. 38.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
39. 39.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course

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