Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 221 · 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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
3. 3.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
4. 4.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
6. 6.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
8. 8.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
9. 9.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
10. 10.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
11. 11.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
12. 12.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
14. 14.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
15. 15.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
17. 17.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
18. 18.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
19. 19.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
20. 20.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
21. 21.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
22. 22.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
23. 23.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
24. 24.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
26. 26.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
27. 27.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
29. 29.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
30. 30.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
31. 31.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
32. 32.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
33. 33.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
35. 35.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
36. 36.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
38. 38.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
39. 39.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
40. 40.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect

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