Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 282 · 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: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
2. 2.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
3. 3.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
4. 4.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
5. 5.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
6. 6.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
7. 7.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
9. 9.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
10. 10.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
11. 11.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
12. 12.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
13. 13.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
15. 15.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
16. 16.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
17. 17.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
18. 18.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
19. 19.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
21. 21.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
22. 22.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
24. 24.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
25. 25.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
26. 26.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
27. 27.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
29. 29.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
30. 30.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
33. 33.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
34. 34.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
35. 35.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
37. 37.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
38. 38.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
39. 39.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
40. 40.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy

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