Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 427 · 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 sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
2. 2.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
3. 3.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
5. 5.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
6. 6.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
7. 7.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
8. 8.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
11. 11.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
13. 13.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
14. 14.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
16. 16.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
18. 18.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
19. 19.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
20. 20.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
21. 21.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
23. 23.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
24. 24.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
25. 25.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
26. 26.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
27. 27.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
28. 28.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
29. 29.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
31. 31.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
32. 32.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
33. 33.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
35. 35.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
37. 37.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
38. 38.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
39. 39.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
40. 40.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet

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