Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 276 · 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 ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
2. 2.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
3. 3.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
4. 4.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
6. 6.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
8. 8.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
9. 9.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
10. 10.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
11. 11.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
13. 13.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
14. 14.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
16. 16.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
17. 17.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
18. 18.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
19. 19.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
20. 20.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
21. 21.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
24. 24.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
25. 25.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
26. 26.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
27. 27.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
28. 28.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
29. 29.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
30. 30.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
33. 33.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
34. 34.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
36. 36.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
37. 37.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
38. 38.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
39. 39.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside

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