Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 192 · 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: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
2. 2.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
3. 3.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
4. 4.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
6. 6.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
8. 8.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
9. 9.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
10. 10.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
11. 11.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
12. 12.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
14. 14.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
15. 15.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
16. 16.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
19. 19.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
20. 20.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
21. 21.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
22. 22.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
23. 23.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
24. 24.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
25. 25.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
26. 26.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
27. 27.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
30. 30.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
32. 32.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
34. 34.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
35. 35.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
36. 36.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
37. 37.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
38. 38.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
39. 39.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
40. 40.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead

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