Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 223 · 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: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
2. 2.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
3. 3.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
4. 4.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
5. 5.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
6. 6.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
7. 7.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
8. 8.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
10. 10.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
13. 13.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
14. 14.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
15. 15.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
17. 17.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
19. 19.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
20. 20.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
21. 21.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
22. 22.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
23. 23.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
24. 24.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
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 ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
27. 27.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
28. 28.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
29. 29.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
30. 30.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
31. 31.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
33. 33.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
34. 34.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
38. 38.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except

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