Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 414 · 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: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
2. 2.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
3. 3.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
6. 6.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
7. 7.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
8. 8.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
9. 9.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
10. 10.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
11. 11.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
14. 14.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
16. 16.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
17. 17.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
18. 18.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
19. 19.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
21. 21.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
22. 22.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
25. 25.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
26. 26.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
27. 27.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
28. 28.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
29. 29.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
31. 31.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
32. 32.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
33. 33.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
34. 34.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
35. 35.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
36. 36.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
37. 37.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
38. 38.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
40. 40.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead

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