Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 289 · 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: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
2. 2.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
5. 5.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
6. 6.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
7. 7.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
8. 8.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
10. 10.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
11. 11.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
12. 12.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
14. 14.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
15. 15.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
16. 16.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
17. 17.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
18. 18.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
19. 19.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
20. 20.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
21. 21.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
22. 22.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
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: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
25. 25.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
26. 26.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
27. 27.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
28. 28.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
29. 29.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
30. 30.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
32. 32.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
34. 34.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
35. 35.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
36. 36.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
37. 37.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
38. 38.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
39. 39.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow

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