Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 334 · 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: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
2. 2.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
4. 4.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
5. 5.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
7. 7.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
8. 8.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
9. 9.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
10. 10.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
11. 11.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
12. 12.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
13. 13.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
14. 14.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
15. 15.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
16. 16.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
17. 17.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
18. 18.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
20. 20.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
21. 21.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
22. 22.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
23. 23.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
25. 25.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
26. 26.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
27. 27.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
28. 28.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
29. 29.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
30. 30.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
32. 32.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
33. 33.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
35. 35.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
36. 36.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
38. 38.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
39. 39.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
40. 40.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site

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