Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 242 · 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 Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
2. 2.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
3. 3.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
4. 4.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
6. 6.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
7. 7.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
8. 8.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
9. 9.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
10. 10.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
11. 11.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
12. 12.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
13. 13.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
14. 14.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
15. 15.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
16. 16.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
17. 17.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
19. 19.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
22. 22.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
24. 24.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
25. 25.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
27. 27.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
28. 28.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
29. 29.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
31. 31.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
32. 32.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
33. 33.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
35. 35.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
36. 36.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
38. 38.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
39. 39.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
40. 40.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair

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