Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 438 · 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 ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
2. 2.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
3. 3.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
4. 4.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
6. 6.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
7. 7.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
8. 8.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
9. 9.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
10. 10.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
11. 11.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
12. 12.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
13. 13.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
15. 15.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
16. 16.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
17. 17.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
18. 18.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
19. 19.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
21. 21.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
23. 23.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
24. 24.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
27. 27.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
28. 28.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
30. 30.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
31. 31.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
32. 32.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
33. 33.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
35. 35.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
36. 36.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
37. 37.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
38. 38.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
39. 39.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale

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