Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 216 · 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 buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
2. 2.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
3. 3.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
4. 4.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
6. 6.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
7. 7.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
8. 8.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
9. 9.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
10. 10.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
11. 11.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
12. 12.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
14. 14.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
15. 15.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
17. 17.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
18. 18.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
20. 20.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
21. 21.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
23. 23.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
24. 24.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
26. 26.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
27. 27.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
28. 28.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
29. 29.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
30. 30.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
31. 31.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
32. 32.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
33. 33.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
35. 35.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
36. 36.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
37. 37.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
39. 39.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
40. 40.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath

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