Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 435 · 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: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
3. 3.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
4. 4.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
5. 5.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
6. 6.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
7. 7.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
9. 9.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
10. 10.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
11. 11.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
13. 13.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
14. 14.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
15. 15.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
16. 16.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
17. 17.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
19. 19.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
20. 20.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
21. 21.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
22. 22.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
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: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
25. 25.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
26. 26.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
27. 27.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
29. 29.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
31. 31.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
35. 35.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
36. 36.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
37. 37.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
38. 38.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
39. 39.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
40. 40.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent

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