Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 361 · 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: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
2. 2.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
4. 4.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
5. 5.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
6. 6.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
7. 7.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
8. 8.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
9. 9.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
10. 10.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
11. 11.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
13. 13.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
14. 14.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
15. 15.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
16. 16.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
18. 18.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
19. 19.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
21. 21.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
22. 22.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
23. 23.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
24. 24.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
25. 25.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
26. 26.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
27. 27.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
31. 31.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
32. 32.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
38. 38.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
39. 39.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except

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