Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 382 · 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: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
3. 3.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
4. 4.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
5. 5.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
6. 6.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
9. 9.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
10. 10.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
11. 11.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
13. 13.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
14. 14.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
16. 16.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
17. 17.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
18. 18.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
19. 19.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
20. 20.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
21. 21.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
22. 22.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
23. 23.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
27. 27.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
29. 29.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
30. 30.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
31. 31.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
32. 32.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
33. 33.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
34. 34.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
37. 37.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
38. 38.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
39. 39.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
40. 40.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious

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