Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 222 · 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 had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
2. 2.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
3. 3.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
4. 4.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
5. 5.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
7. 7.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
9. 9.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
10. 10.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
11. 11.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
12. 12.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
13. 13.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
14. 14.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
15. 15.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
16. 16.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
20. 20.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
22. 22.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
23. 23.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
25. 25.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
27. 27.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
28. 28.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
34. 34.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
35. 35.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
38. 38.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
39. 39.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
40. 40.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device

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