Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 313 · 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: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
3. 3.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
5. 5.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
6. 6.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
7. 7.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
8. 8.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
10. 10.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
11. 11.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
12. 12.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
13. 13.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
14. 14.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
16. 16.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
17. 17.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
18. 18.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
19. 19.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
21. 21.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
22. 22.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
23. 23.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
24. 24.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
25. 25.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
26. 26.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
27. 27.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
28. 28.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
29. 29.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
30. 30.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
32. 32.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
34. 34.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
37. 37.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
38. 38.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
39. 39.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale

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