Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 297 · 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 priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
2. 2.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
3. 3.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
4. 4.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
5. 5.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
6. 6.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
7. 7.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
9. 9.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
10. 10.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
11. 11.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
12. 12.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
13. 13.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
14. 14.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
15. 15.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
16. 16.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
17. 17.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
19. 19.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
20. 20.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
21. 21.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
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: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
24. 24.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
25. 25.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
26. 26.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
27. 27.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
28. 28.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
29. 29.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
30. 30.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
31. 31.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
32. 32.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
36. 36.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
37. 37.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
38. 38.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
39. 39.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
40. 40.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope

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