Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 187 · 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: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
2. 2.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
3. 3.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
5. 5.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
6. 6.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
7. 7.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
8. 8.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
9. 9.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
11. 11.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
13. 13.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
15. 15.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
16. 16.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
17. 17.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
20. 20.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
21. 21.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
23. 23.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
24. 24.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
25. 25.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
27. 27.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
28. 28.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
30. 30.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
31. 31.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
32. 32.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
34. 34.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
35. 35.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
37. 37.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
38. 38.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
40. 40.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite

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