Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 444 · 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: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
2. 2.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
4. 4.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
5. 5.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
6. 6.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
8. 8.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
9. 9.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
10. 10.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
11. 11.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
12. 12.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
13. 13.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
15. 15.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
16. 16.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
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: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
21. 21.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
22. 22.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
23. 23.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
24. 24.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
25. 25.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
26. 26.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
27. 27.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
28. 28.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
32. 32.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
34. 34.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
35. 35.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
36. 36.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
37. 37.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
38. 38.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
39. 39.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
40. 40.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes

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