Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 25 · 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: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
2. 2.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
3. 3.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
4. 4.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
5. 5.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
6. 6.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
7. 7.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
8. 8.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
9. 9.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
10. 10.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
11. 11.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
12. 12.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
14. 14.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
15. 15.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
16. 16.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
17. 17.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
18. 18.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
20. 20.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
21. 21.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
22. 22.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
24. 24.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
25. 25.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
27. 27.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
28. 28.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
31. 31.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
32. 32.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
34. 34.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
35. 35.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
36. 36.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
37. 37.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
38. 38.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
39. 39.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
40. 40.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's

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