Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 308 · 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 plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
3. 3.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
4. 4.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
5. 5.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
7. 7.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
9. 9.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
11. 11.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
14. 14.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
15. 15.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
16. 16.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
17. 17.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
19. 19.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
20. 20.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
21. 21.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
22. 22.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
23. 23.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
24. 24.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
25. 25.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
26. 26.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
27. 27.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
28. 28.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
29. 29.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
30. 30.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
31. 31.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
32. 32.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
34. 34.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
36. 36.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
38. 38.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
39. 39.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
40. 40.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose

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