Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 296 · 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 cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
2. 2.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
6. 6.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
7. 7.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
8. 8.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
9. 9.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
10. 10.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
11. 11.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
13. 13.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
14. 14.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
15. 15.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
16. 16.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
17. 17.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
18. 18.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
19. 19.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
20. 20.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
21. 21.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
22. 22.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
23. 23.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
24. 24.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
25. 25.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
27. 27.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
28. 28.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
29. 29.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
30. 30.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
33. 33.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
34. 34.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
35. 35.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
36. 36.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
37. 37.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
38. 38.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
39. 39.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
40. 40.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing

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