Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 163 · 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: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
3. 3.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
4. 4.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
7. 7.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
8. 8.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
9. 9.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
10. 10.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
11. 11.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
12. 12.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
13. 13.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
14. 14.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
15. 15.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
16. 16.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
17. 17.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
19. 19.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
20. 20.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
21. 21.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
23. 23.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
24. 24.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
25. 25.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
27. 27.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
30. 30.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
31. 31.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
32. 32.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
34. 34.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
35. 35.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
36. 36.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
37. 37.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
38. 38.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
40. 40.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise

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