Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 193 · 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: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
2. 2.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
5. 5.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
6. 6.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
9. 9.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
10. 10.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
12. 12.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
13. 13.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
15. 15.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
16. 16.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
17. 17.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
18. 18.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
19. 19.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
21. 21.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
22. 22.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
23. 23.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
24. 24.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
25. 25.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
26. 26.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
28. 28.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
29. 29.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
30. 30.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
32. 32.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
33. 33.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
34. 34.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
35. 35.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
36. 36.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
37. 37.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
38. 38.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
39. 39.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede

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