Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 30 · 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: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
3. 3.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
4. 4.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
5. 5.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
6. 6.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
7. 7.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
8. 8.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
9. 9.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
10. 10.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
12. 12.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
13. 13.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
14. 14.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
18. 18.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
19. 19.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
20. 20.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
24. 24.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
25. 25.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
27. 27.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
30. 30.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
31. 31.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
32. 32.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
34. 34.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
35. 35.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
36. 36.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
37. 37.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
38. 38.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
39. 39.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented

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