Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 454 · 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: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
2. 2.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
4. 4.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
5. 5.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
6. 6.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
7. 7.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
9. 9.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
13. 13.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
14. 14.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
15. 15.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
16. 16.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
17. 17.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
18. 18.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
19. 19.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
20. 20.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
21. 21.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
27. 27.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
28. 28.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
29. 29.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
30. 30.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
31. 31.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
33. 33.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
34. 34.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
35. 35.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
36. 36.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
39. 39.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
40. 40.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel

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