Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 252 · 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: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
2. 2.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
3. 3.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
5. 5.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
7. 7.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
8. 8.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
9. 9.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
10. 10.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
12. 12.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
13. 13.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
14. 14.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
15. 15.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
16. 16.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
17. 17.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
18. 18.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
19. 19.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
20. 20.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
23. 23.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
24. 24.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
25. 25.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
28. 28.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
31. 31.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
34. 34.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
35. 35.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
36. 36.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
37. 37.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
38. 38.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
39. 39.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
40. 40.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break

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