Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 281 · 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) complemented (b) complimented
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
3. 3.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
4. 4.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
5. 5.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
6. 6.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
7. 7.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
9. 9.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
10. 10.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
11. 11.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
13. 13.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
14. 14.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
15. 15.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
18. 18.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
19. 19.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
20. 20.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
22. 22.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
23. 23.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
24. 24.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
25. 25.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
26. 26.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
27. 27.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
29. 29.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
32. 32.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
33. 33.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
34. 34.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
36. 36.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
37. 37.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
38. 38.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
39. 39.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
40. 40.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were

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