Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 247 · 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 wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
2. 2.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
3. 3.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
4. 4.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
5. 5.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
6. 6.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
7. 7.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
10. 10.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
11. 11.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
12. 12.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
14. 14.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
15. 15.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
16. 16.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
18. 18.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
19. 19.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
20. 20.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
23. 23.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
24. 24.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
25. 25.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
26. 26.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
27. 27.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
28. 28.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
29. 29.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
31. 31.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
32. 32.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
33. 33.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
34. 34.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
35. 35.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
36. 36.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
37. 37.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
38. 38.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
39. 39.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
40. 40.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope

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