Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 319 · 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: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
2. 2.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
3. 3.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
5. 5.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
7. 7.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
8. 8.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
9. 9.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
10. 10.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
11. 11.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
12. 12.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
13. 13.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
15. 15.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
16. 16.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
18. 18.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
19. 19.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
20. 20.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
21. 21.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
23. 23.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
24. 24.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
25. 25.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
26. 26.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
27. 27.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
28. 28.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
30. 30.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
31. 31.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
32. 32.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
33. 33.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
34. 34.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
36. 36.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
37. 37.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
38. 38.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
39. 39.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal

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