Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 46 · 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: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
3. 3.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
4. 4.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
5. 5.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
6. 6.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
7. 7.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
9. 9.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
11. 11.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
12. 12.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
13. 13.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
14. 14.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
16. 16.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
17. 17.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
18. 18.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
20. 20.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
21. 21.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
22. 22.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
23. 23.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
24. 24.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
25. 25.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
26. 26.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
28. 28.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
29. 29.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
30. 30.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
31. 31.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
32. 32.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
34. 34.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
35. 35.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
36. 36.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
38. 38.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
39. 39.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
40. 40.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel

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