Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 357 · 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: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
2. 2.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
3. 3.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
4. 4.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
5. 5.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
8. 8.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
10. 10.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
13. 13.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
14. 14.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
15. 15.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
16. 16.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
17. 17.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
18. 18.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
19. 19.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
20. 20.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
21. 21.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
22. 22.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
23. 23.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
24. 24.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
26. 26.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
28. 28.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
29. 29.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
30. 30.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
31. 31.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
32. 32.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
33. 33.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
34. 34.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
35. 35.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
36. 36.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
40. 40.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath

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