Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 346 · 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: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
2. 2.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
3. 3.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
4. 4.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
7. 7.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
9. 9.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
11. 11.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
13. 13.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
14. 14.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
15. 15.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
16. 16.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
17. 17.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
18. 18.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
19. 19.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
20. 20.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
21. 21.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
22. 22.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
23. 23.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
25. 25.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
27. 27.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
29. 29.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
32. 32.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
33. 33.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
34. 34.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
35. 35.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
36. 36.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
38. 38.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
40. 40.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready

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