Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 397 · 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: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
3. 3.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
4. 4.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
5. 5.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
6. 6.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
7. 7.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
8. 8.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
9. 9.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
11. 11.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
12. 12.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
13. 13.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
15. 15.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
19. 19.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
21. 21.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
22. 22.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
23. 23.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
24. 24.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
25. 25.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
26. 26.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
27. 27.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
28. 28.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
29. 29.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
30. 30.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
31. 31.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
32. 32.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
33. 33.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
34. 34.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
35. 35.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
36. 36.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
37. 37.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
38. 38.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
40. 40.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale

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