Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 269 · 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) lightening (b) lightning
2. 2.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
3. 3.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
5. 5.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
6. 6.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
7. 7.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
10. 10.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
11. 11.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
12. 12.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
14. 14.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
15. 15.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
16. 16.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
18. 18.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
19. 19.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
21. 21.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
23. 23.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
24. 24.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
25. 25.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
27. 27.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
28. 28.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
29. 29.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
31. 31.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
32. 32.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
33. 33.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
34. 34.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
35. 35.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
36. 36.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
37. 37.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
38. 38.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
39. 39.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
40. 40.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then

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