Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 363 · 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 ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
2. 2.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
3. 3.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
4. 4.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
6. 6.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
8. 8.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
9. 9.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
11. 11.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
14. 14.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
15. 15.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
16. 16.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
17. 17.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
18. 18.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
19. 19.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
21. 21.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
22. 22.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
24. 24.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
25. 25.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
26. 26.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
27. 27.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
28. 28.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
30. 30.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
31. 31.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
32. 32.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
34. 34.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
35. 35.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
38. 38.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
39. 39.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
40. 40.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site

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