Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 215 · 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 ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
3. 3.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
4. 4.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
6. 6.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
7. 7.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
8. 8.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
11. 11.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
12. 12.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
13. 13.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
14. 14.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
15. 15.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
16. 16.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
18. 18.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
19. 19.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
20. 20.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
21. 21.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
22. 22.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
23. 23.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
24. 24.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
26. 26.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
27. 27.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
28. 28.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
29. 29.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
30. 30.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
31. 31.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
32. 32.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
33. 33.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
34. 34.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
35. 35.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
37. 37.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
38. 38.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented

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