Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 450 · 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 buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
2. 2.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
3. 3.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
4. 4.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
5. 5.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
7. 7.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
9. 9.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
11. 11.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
12. 12.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
13. 13.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
14. 14.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
15. 15.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
16. 16.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
18. 18.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
19. 19.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
20. 20.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
21. 21.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
22. 22.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
23. 23.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
24. 24.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
25. 25.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
27. 27.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
28. 28.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
29. 29.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
30. 30.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
31. 31.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
32. 32.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
33. 33.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
34. 34.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
35. 35.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
36. 36.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
37. 37.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
38. 38.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle

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