Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 32 · 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: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
2. 2.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
3. 3.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
4. 4.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
6. 6.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
8. 8.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
10. 10.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
11. 11.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
13. 13.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
14. 14.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
15. 15.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
18. 18.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
19. 19.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
20. 20.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
21. 21.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
23. 23.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
24. 24.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
26. 26.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
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 Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
29. 29.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
30. 30.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
31. 31.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
33. 33.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
34. 34.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
35. 35.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
37. 37.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
38. 38.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
40. 40.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt

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