Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 445 · 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: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
3. 3.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
4. 4.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
5. 5.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
6. 6.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
7. 7.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
8. 8.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
9. 9.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
11. 11.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
12. 12.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
13. 13.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
14. 14.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
15. 15.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
17. 17.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
18. 18.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
19. 19.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
20. 20.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
21. 21.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
23. 23.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
25. 25.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
26. 26.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
29. 29.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
30. 30.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
31. 31.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
32. 32.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
33. 33.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
34. 34.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
35. 35.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
36. 36.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
38. 38.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
39. 39.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented

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