Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 340 · 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 bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
2. 2.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
3. 3.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
4. 4.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
5. 5.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
6. 6.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
8. 8.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
9. 9.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
10. 10.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
11. 11.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
12. 12.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
14. 14.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
16. 16.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
17. 17.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
18. 18.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
19. 19.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
20. 20.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
21. 21.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
22. 22.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
23. 23.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
24. 24.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
25. 25.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
26. 26.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
27. 27.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
28. 28.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
30. 30.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
31. 31.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
32. 32.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
34. 34.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
36. 36.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
37. 37.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
38. 38.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
39. 39.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside

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