Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 436 · 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: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
3. 3.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
4. 4.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
5. 5.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
6. 6.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
7. 7.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
8. 8.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
10. 10.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
11. 11.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
13. 13.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
14. 14.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
15. 15.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
16. 16.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
17. 17.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
18. 18.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
21. 21.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
22. 22.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
23. 23.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
24. 24.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
25. 25.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
26. 26.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
29. 29.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
30. 30.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
31. 31.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
32. 32.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
33. 33.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
34. 34.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
35. 35.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
37. 37.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
38. 38.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
39. 39.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
40. 40.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise

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