Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 20 · 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 tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
2. 2.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
3. 3.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
4. 4.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
6. 6.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
7. 7.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
9. 9.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
10. 10.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
13. 13.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
14. 14.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
15. 15.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
16. 16.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
19. 19.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
20. 20.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
22. 22.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
23. 23.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
24. 24.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
25. 25.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
26. 26.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
27. 27.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
28. 28.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
29. 29.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
30. 30.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
31. 31.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
33. 33.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
34. 34.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
35. 35.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
36. 36.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
37. 37.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
38. 38.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend

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