Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 283 · 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: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
2. 2.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
3. 3.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
4. 4.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
6. 6.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
7. 7.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
8. 8.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
10. 10.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
11. 11.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
12. 12.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
13. 13.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
14. 14.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
15. 15.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
17. 17.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
18. 18.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
20. 20.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
21. 21.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
22. 22.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
23. 23.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
24. 24.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
25. 25.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
26. 26.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
27. 27.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
28. 28.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
30. 30.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
31. 31.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
32. 32.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
33. 33.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
37. 37.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
38. 38.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
39. 39.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
40. 40.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair

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