Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 373 · 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: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
2. 2.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
6. 6.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
8. 8.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
9. 9.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
10. 10.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
11. 11.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
12. 12.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
13. 13.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
14. 14.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
15. 15.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
16. 16.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
17. 17.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
18. 18.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
20. 20.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
21. 21.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
24. 24.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
25. 25.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
27. 27.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
30. 30.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
31. 31.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
33. 33.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
34. 34.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
35. 35.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
37. 37.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
38. 38.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
40. 40.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary

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