Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 243 · 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: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
5. 5.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
6. 6.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
7. 7.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
8. 8.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
9. 9.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
11. 11.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
12. 12.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
13. 13.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
14. 14.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
17. 17.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
19. 19.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
20. 20.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
21. 21.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
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) clothes (b) cloth
24. 24.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
25. 25.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
26. 26.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
27. 27.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
28. 28.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
29. 29.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
30. 30.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
31. 31.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
34. 34.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
35. 35.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
36. 36.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
37. 37.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
38. 38.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
39. 39.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether

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