Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 359 · 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: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
4. 4.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
5. 5.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
6. 6.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
7. 7.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
9. 9.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
10. 10.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
11. 11.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
14. 14.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
19. 19.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
20. 20.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
22. 22.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
23. 23.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
24. 24.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
25. 25.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
26. 26.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
28. 28.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
29. 29.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
30. 30.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
31. 31.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
32. 32.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
34. 34.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
35. 35.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
36. 36.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
37. 37.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
38. 38.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
39. 39.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
40. 40.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath

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