Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 403 · 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 sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
2. 2.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
3. 3.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
4. 4.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
5. 5.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
6. 6.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
7. 7.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
9. 9.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
10. 10.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
11. 11.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
12. 12.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
13. 13.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
15. 15.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
16. 16.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
17. 17.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
19. 19.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
20. 20.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
21. 21.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
22. 22.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
23. 23.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
24. 24.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
25. 25.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
26. 26.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
27. 27.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
28. 28.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
29. 29.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
30. 30.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
31. 31.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
33. 33.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
34. 34.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
36. 36.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
37. 37.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
40. 40.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course

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