Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 400 · 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 family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
2. 2.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
3. 3.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
4. 4.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
5. 5.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
6. 6.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
7. 7.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
8. 8.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
11. 11.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
12. 12.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
13. 13.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
14. 14.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
15. 15.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
18. 18.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
19. 19.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
21. 21.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
22. 22.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
23. 23.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
24. 24.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
25. 25.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
26. 26.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
27. 27.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
28. 28.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
29. 29.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
32. 32.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
33. 33.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
35. 35.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
36. 36.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
37. 37.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
38. 38.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
40. 40.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary

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