Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 264 · 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: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
2. 2.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
4. 4.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
7. 7.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
8. 8.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
10. 10.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
11. 11.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
14. 14.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
15. 15.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
17. 17.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
18. 18.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
19. 19.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
20. 20.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
21. 21.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
22. 22.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
23. 23.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
24. 24.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
25. 25.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
26. 26.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
27. 27.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
28. 28.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
30. 30.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
31. 31.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
33. 33.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
35. 35.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
36. 36.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
37. 37.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
38. 38.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
39. 39.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
40. 40.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite

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