Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 299 · 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: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
3. 3.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
4. 4.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
5. 5.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
6. 6.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
7. 7.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
8. 8.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
9. 9.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
10. 10.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
12. 12.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
13. 13.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
15. 15.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
16. 16.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
17. 17.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
18. 18.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
19. 19.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
20. 20.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
23. 23.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
26. 26.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
28. 28.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
31. 31.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
32. 32.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
35. 35.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
36. 36.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
37. 37.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
39. 39.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
40. 40.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course

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