Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 237 · 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 goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
2. 2.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
3. 3.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
4. 4.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
5. 5.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
8. 8.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
9. 9.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
10. 10.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
11. 11.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
13. 13.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
14. 14.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
15. 15.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
17. 17.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
18. 18.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
19. 19.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
22. 22.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
23. 23.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
24. 24.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
25. 25.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
26. 26.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
27. 27.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
28. 28.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
29. 29.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
30. 30.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
32. 32.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
34. 34.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
35. 35.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
37. 37.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
38. 38.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except

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