Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 219 · 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 bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
2. 2.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
3. 3.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
4. 4.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
5. 5.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
6. 6.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
7. 7.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
8. 8.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
10. 10.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
11. 11.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
13. 13.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
16. 16.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
17. 17.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
18. 18.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
20. 20.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
21. 21.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
22. 22.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
23. 23.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
25. 25.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
26. 26.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
27. 27.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
28. 28.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
29. 29.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
30. 30.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
31. 31.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
32. 32.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
33. 33.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
35. 35.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
36. 36.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
38. 38.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
39. 39.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
40. 40.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar

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