Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 412 · 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: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
2. 2.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
3. 3.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
4. 4.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
5. 5.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
6. 6.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
7. 7.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
9. 9.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
10. 10.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
11. 11.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
12. 12.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
14. 14.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
16. 16.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
19. 19.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
20. 20.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
21. 21.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
24. 24.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
28. 28.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
29. 29.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
31. 31.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
32. 32.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
33. 33.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
34. 34.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
35. 35.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
36. 36.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
39. 39.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
40. 40.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented

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