Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 259 · 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 award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
2. 2.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
4. 4.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
5. 5.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
7. 7.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
8. 8.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
9. 9.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
12. 12.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
13. 13.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
14. 14.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
15. 15.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
16. 16.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
18. 18.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
19. 19.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
21. 21.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
22. 22.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
23. 23.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
24. 24.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
25. 25.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
26. 26.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
28. 28.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
29. 29.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
30. 30.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
31. 31.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
32. 32.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
33. 33.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
34. 34.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
35. 35.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
36. 36.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
37. 37.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
39. 39.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
40. 40.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening

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