Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 227 · 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: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
2. 2.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
4. 4.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
5. 5.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
6. 6.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
7. 7.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
9. 9.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
10. 10.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
11. 11.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
12. 12.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
14. 14.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
15. 15.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
16. 16.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
17. 17.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
18. 18.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
21. 21.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
22. 22.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
23. 23.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
24. 24.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
25. 25.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
26. 26.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
28. 28.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
29. 29.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
31. 31.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
34. 34.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
35. 35.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
36. 36.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
37. 37.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
38. 38.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course

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