Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 200 · 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: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
2. 2.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
3. 3.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
4. 4.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
5. 5.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
6. 6.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
7. 7.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
8. 8.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
10. 10.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
11. 11.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
12. 12.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
13. 13.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
15. 15.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
16. 16.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
17. 17.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
18. 18.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
20. 20.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
21. 21.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
22. 22.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
25. 25.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
26. 26.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
28. 28.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
30. 30.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
31. 31.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
33. 33.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
34. 34.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
35. 35.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
36. 36.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
37. 37.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
38. 38.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
39. 39.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
40. 40.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes

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