Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 225 · 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 sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
2. 2.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
3. 3.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
4. 4.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
5. 5.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
7. 7.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
8. 8.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
9. 9.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
10. 10.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
11. 11.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
12. 12.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
13. 13.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
14. 14.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
15. 15.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
16. 16.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
17. 17.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
18. 18.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
19. 19.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
20. 20.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
24. 24.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
25. 25.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
26. 26.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
28. 28.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
29. 29.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
31. 31.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
32. 32.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
35. 35.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
36. 36.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
37. 37.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
39. 39.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
40. 40.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break

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