Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 463 · 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: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
2. 2.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
3. 3.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
4. 4.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
6. 6.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
7. 7.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
8. 8.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
9. 9.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
10. 10.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
13. 13.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
15. 15.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
17. 17.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
19. 19.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
20. 20.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
21. 21.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
24. 24.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
25. 25.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
27. 27.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
28. 28.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
29. 29.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
31. 31.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
32. 32.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
33. 33.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
34. 34.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
35. 35.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
36. 36.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
37. 37.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
39. 39.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
40. 40.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar

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