Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 40 · 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: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
2. 2.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
3. 3.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
4. 4.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
7. 7.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
8. 8.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
11. 11.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
13. 13.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
14. 14.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
15. 15.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
16. 16.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
17. 17.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
18. 18.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
19. 19.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
20. 20.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
21. 21.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
22. 22.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
24. 24.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
25. 25.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
26. 26.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
27. 27.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
28. 28.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
30. 30.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
31. 31.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
32. 32.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
33. 33.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
34. 34.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
35. 35.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
36. 36.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
37. 37.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
39. 39.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
40. 40.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect

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