Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 424 · 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 bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
3. 3.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
4. 4.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
5. 5.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
6. 6.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
7. 7.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
8. 8.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
9. 9.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
10. 10.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
11. 11.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
12. 12.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
13. 13.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
15. 15.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
17. 17.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
18. 18.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
19. 19.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
20. 20.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
21. 21.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
22. 22.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
24. 24.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
25. 25.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
26. 26.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
28. 28.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
29. 29.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
32. 32.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
33. 33.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
34. 34.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
35. 35.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
38. 38.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
40. 40.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect

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