Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 213 · 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 ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
2. 2.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
3. 3.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
4. 4.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
5. 5.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
6. 6.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
7. 7.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
12. 12.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
13. 13.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
15. 15.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
16. 16.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
17. 17.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
18. 18.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
19. 19.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
20. 20.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
22. 22.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
23. 23.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
24. 24.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
26. 26.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
29. 29.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
30. 30.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
33. 33.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
34. 34.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
35. 35.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
36. 36.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
37. 37.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
39. 39.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
40. 40.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already

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