Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 211 · 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: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
3. 3.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
5. 5.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
6. 6.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
10. 10.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
11. 11.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
12. 12.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
13. 13.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
14. 14.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
16. 16.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
17. 17.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
18. 18.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
19. 19.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
20. 20.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
21. 21.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
23. 23.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
25. 25.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
26. 26.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
27. 27.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
28. 28.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
29. 29.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
30. 30.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
32. 32.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
33. 33.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
34. 34.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
35. 35.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
36. 36.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
37. 37.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
38. 38.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
39. 39.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow

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