Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 355 · 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 tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
4. 4.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
5. 5.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
6. 6.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
7. 7.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
8. 8.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
10. 10.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
11. 11.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
13. 13.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
14. 14.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
15. 15.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
16. 16.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
17. 17.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
18. 18.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
19. 19.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
20. 20.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
21. 21.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
22. 22.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
25. 25.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
26. 26.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
27. 27.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
28. 28.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
29. 29.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
30. 30.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
31. 31.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
32. 32.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
33. 33.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
34. 34.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
35. 35.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
36. 36.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
37. 37.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
38. 38.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
39. 39.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were

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