Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 335 · 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: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
3. 3.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
4. 4.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
5. 5.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
6. 6.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
8. 8.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
11. 11.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
12. 12.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
15. 15.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
16. 16.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
17. 17.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
18. 18.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
19. 19.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
20. 20.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
21. 21.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
23. 23.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
24. 24.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
25. 25.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
26. 26.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
29. 29.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
30. 30.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
31. 31.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
32. 32.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
33. 33.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
35. 35.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
36. 36.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
37. 37.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
39. 39.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
40. 40.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander

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