Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 248 · 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 ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
2. 2.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
3. 3.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
4. 4.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
5. 5.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
7. 7.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
8. 8.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
10. 10.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
11. 11.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
12. 12.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
13. 13.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
14. 14.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
15. 15.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
16. 16.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
17. 17.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
19. 19.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
20. 20.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
21. 21.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
22. 22.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
23. 23.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
24. 24.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
25. 25.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
26. 26.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
27. 27.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
29. 29.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
30. 30.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
31. 31.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
32. 32.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
33. 33.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
34. 34.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
36. 36.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
37. 37.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
38. 38.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
40. 40.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice

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