Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 217 · 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: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
2. 2.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
4. 4.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
5. 5.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
7. 7.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
8. 8.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
9. 9.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
11. 11.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
13. 13.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
14. 14.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
15. 15.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
16. 16.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
18. 18.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
19. 19.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
21. 21.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
22. 22.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
23. 23.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
24. 24.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
25. 25.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
26. 26.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
27. 27.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
28. 28.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
29. 29.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
30. 30.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
33. 33.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
34. 34.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
35. 35.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
36. 36.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
37. 37.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
39. 39.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale

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