Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 407 · 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: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
4. 4.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
5. 5.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
6. 6.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
7. 7.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
8. 8.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
9. 9.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
10. 10.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
11. 11.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
14. 14.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
15. 15.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
16. 16.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
18. 18.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
19. 19.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
20. 20.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
22. 22.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
23. 23.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
24. 24.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
27. 27.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
28. 28.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
29. 29.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
31. 31.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
32. 32.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
33. 33.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
35. 35.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
36. 36.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
38. 38.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
39. 39.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
40. 40.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale

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