Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 280 · 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 tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
2. 2.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
3. 3.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
5. 5.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
6. 6.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
7. 7.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
8. 8.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
9. 9.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
10. 10.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
11. 11.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
12. 12.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
14. 14.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
15. 15.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
18. 18.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
19. 19.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
20. 20.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
21. 21.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
22. 22.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
23. 23.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
24. 24.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
25. 25.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
26. 26.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
28. 28.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
29. 29.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
30. 30.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
31. 31.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
32. 32.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
33. 33.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
34. 34.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
35. 35.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
36. 36.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
37. 37.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
39. 39.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
40. 40.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope

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