Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 45 · 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: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
2. 2.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
3. 3.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
4. 4.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
5. 5.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
6. 6.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
7. 7.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
8. 8.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
9. 9.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
10. 10.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
11. 11.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
12. 12.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
13. 13.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
14. 14.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
18. 18.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
19. 19.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
21. 21.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
23. 23.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
24. 24.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
25. 25.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
26. 26.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
27. 27.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
28. 28.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
29. 29.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
30. 30.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
31. 31.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
32. 32.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
33. 33.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
35. 35.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
36. 36.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
37. 37.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
38. 38.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
40. 40.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later

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