Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 360 · 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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
2. 2.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
3. 3.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
4. 4.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
6. 6.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
7. 7.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
8. 8.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
10. 10.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
11. 11.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
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 tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
14. 14.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
15. 15.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
17. 17.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
18. 18.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
19. 19.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
20. 20.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
21. 21.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
24. 24.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
26. 26.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
28. 28.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
29. 29.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
30. 30.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
32. 32.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
34. 34.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
35. 35.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
36. 36.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
37. 37.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
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) coarse (b) course
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle

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