Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 169 · 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: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
2. 2.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
4. 4.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
5. 5.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
6. 6.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
8. 8.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
9. 9.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
11. 11.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
12. 12.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
13. 13.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
16. 16.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
17. 17.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
18. 18.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
19. 19.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
20. 20.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
22. 22.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
23. 23.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
24. 24.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
25. 25.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
27. 27.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
29. 29.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
30. 30.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
31. 31.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
32. 32.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
33. 33.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
34. 34.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
35. 35.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
36. 36.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
37. 37.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
38. 38.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
39. 39.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
40. 40.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder