Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 307 · 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: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
2. 2.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
3. 3.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
4. 4.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
6. 6.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
7. 7.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
8. 8.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
9. 9.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
10. 10.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
11. 11.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
12. 12.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
13. 13.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
17. 17.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
19. 19.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
20. 20.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
22. 22.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
24. 24.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
25. 25.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
26. 26.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
27. 27.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
28. 28.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
29. 29.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
32. 32.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
33. 33.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
34. 34.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
35. 35.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
36. 36.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
37. 37.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
38. 38.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
39. 39.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its

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