Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 190 · 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: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
2. 2.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
4. 4.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
5. 5.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
6. 6.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
8. 8.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
9. 9.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
10. 10.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
11. 11.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
12. 12.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
13. 13.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
15. 15.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
16. 16.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
18. 18.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
20. 20.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
21. 21.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
23. 23.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
25. 25.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
26. 26.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
27. 27.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
28. 28.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
29. 29.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
30. 30.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
31. 31.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
32. 32.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
33. 33.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
34. 34.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
35. 35.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
36. 36.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
37. 37.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
38. 38.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
39. 39.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
40. 40.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise

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