Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 255 · 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: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
3. 3.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
4. 4.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
6. 6.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
8. 8.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
9. 9.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
10. 10.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
11. 11.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
14. 14.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
15. 15.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
16. 16.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
17. 17.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
18. 18.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
20. 20.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
21. 21.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
22. 22.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
23. 23.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
25. 25.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
26. 26.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
27. 27.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
28. 28.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
29. 29.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
30. 30.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
31. 31.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
32. 32.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
35. 35.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
36. 36.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
37. 37.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
39. 39.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
40. 40.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter

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