Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 241 · 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: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
2. 2.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
4. 4.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
5. 5.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
6. 6.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
7. 7.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
8. 8.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
10. 10.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
11. 11.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
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: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
15. 15.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
16. 16.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
17. 17.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
18. 18.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
19. 19.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
20. 20.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
21. 21.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
22. 22.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
24. 24.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
25. 25.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
26. 26.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
27. 27.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
28. 28.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
29. 29.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
30. 30.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
31. 31.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
32. 32.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
33. 33.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
34. 34.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
35. 35.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
36. 36.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
37. 37.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
39. 39.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
40. 40.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt

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