Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 453 · 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 ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
2. 2.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
4. 4.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
6. 6.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
7. 7.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
9. 9.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
11. 11.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
12. 12.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
13. 13.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
14. 14.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
15. 15.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
16. 16.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
17. 17.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
19. 19.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
20. 20.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
21. 21.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
22. 22.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
23. 23.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
24. 24.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
25. 25.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
26. 26.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
27. 27.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
29. 29.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
30. 30.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
31. 31.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
32. 32.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
33. 33.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
37. 37.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
38. 38.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
40. 40.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite

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