Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 238 · 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: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
2. 2.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
3. 3.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
4. 4.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
6. 6.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
7. 7.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
9. 9.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
10. 10.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
12. 12.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
13. 13.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
14. 14.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
16. 16.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
18. 18.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
19. 19.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
20. 20.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
22. 22.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
24. 24.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
25. 25.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
27. 27.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
30. 30.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
31. 31.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
34. 34.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
35. 35.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
36. 36.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
37. 37.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
38. 38.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
39. 39.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
40. 40.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter

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