Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 240 · 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 town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
2. 2.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
4. 4.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
5. 5.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
6. 6.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
7. 7.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
8. 8.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
9. 9.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
10. 10.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
11. 11.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
12. 12.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
14. 14.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
16. 16.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
17. 17.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
18. 18.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
20. 20.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
22. 22.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
23. 23.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
25. 25.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
26. 26.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
28. 28.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
29. 29.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
30. 30.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
32. 32.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
34. 34.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
35. 35.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
36. 36.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
37. 37.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
38. 38.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
39. 39.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
40. 40.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're

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