Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 224 · 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: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
2. 2.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
4. 4.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
5. 5.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
6. 6.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
7. 7.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
8. 8.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
9. 9.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
10. 10.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
11. 11.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
12. 12.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
13. 13.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
14. 14.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
15. 15.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
16. 16.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
17. 17.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
18. 18.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
20. 20.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
21. 21.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
24. 24.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
25. 25.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
26. 26.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
27. 27.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
29. 29.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
30. 30.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
31. 31.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
34. 34.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
35. 35.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
38. 38.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
40. 40.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose

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