Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 38 · 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: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
2. 2.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
3. 3.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
4. 4.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
5. 5.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
6. 6.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
8. 8.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
9. 9.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
10. 10.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
11. 11.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
12. 12.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
13. 13.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
14. 14.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
15. 15.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
16. 16.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
17. 17.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
19. 19.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
20. 20.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
21. 21.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
22. 22.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
24. 24.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
26. 26.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
27. 27.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
28. 28.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
30. 30.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
31. 31.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
32. 32.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
33. 33.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
35. 35.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
36. 36.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
38. 38.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
39. 39.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
40. 40.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning

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