Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 188 · 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: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
2. 2.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
3. 3.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
4. 4.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
5. 5.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
8. 8.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
10. 10.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
11. 11.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
12. 12.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
13. 13.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
14. 14.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
16. 16.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
17. 17.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
19. 19.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
20. 20.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
21. 21.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
22. 22.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
23. 23.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
24. 24.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
25. 25.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
26. 26.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
27. 27.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
28. 28.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
29. 29.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
30. 30.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
31. 31.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
32. 32.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
33. 33.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
34. 34.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
36. 36.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
38. 38.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
40. 40.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight

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