Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 452 · 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 tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
3. 3.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
5. 5.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
6. 6.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
8. 8.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
10. 10.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
11. 11.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
13. 13.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
14. 14.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
15. 15.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
17. 17.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
19. 19.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
20. 20.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
22. 22.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
24. 24.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
25. 25.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
26. 26.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
27. 27.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
28. 28.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
29. 29.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
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: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
32. 32.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
33. 33.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
34. 34.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
35. 35.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
36. 36.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
37. 37.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
38. 38.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
40. 40.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening

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