Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 381 · 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 tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
2. 2.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
3. 3.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
4. 4.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
7. 7.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
8. 8.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
10. 10.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
11. 11.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
12. 12.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
13. 13.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
15. 15.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
16. 16.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
19. 19.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
20. 20.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
21. 21.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
22. 22.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
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: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
25. 25.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
26. 26.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
27. 27.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
28. 28.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
30. 30.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
31. 31.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
32. 32.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
34. 34.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
36. 36.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
37. 37.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
38. 38.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
39. 39.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
40. 40.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented

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