Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 197 · 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 letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
2. 2.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
3. 3.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
4. 4.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
6. 6.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
7. 7.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
8. 8.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
10. 10.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
11. 11.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
12. 12.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
13. 13.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
14. 14.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
16. 16.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
17. 17.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
18. 18.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
20. 20.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
21. 21.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
22. 22.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
23. 23.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
24. 24.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
25. 25.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
28. 28.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
29. 29.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
31. 31.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
32. 32.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
34. 34.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
35. 35.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
36. 36.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
37. 37.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
38. 38.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
39. 39.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
40. 40.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder