Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 474 · 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 had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
2. 2.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
3. 3.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
4. 4.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
5. 5.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
6. 6.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
7. 7.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
8. 8.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
9. 9.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
10. 10.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
11. 11.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
14. 14.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
15. 15.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
17. 17.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
18. 18.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
19. 19.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
20. 20.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
21. 21.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
23. 23.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
24. 24.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
25. 25.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
26. 26.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
27. 27.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
28. 28.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
29. 29.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
30. 30.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
31. 31.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
34. 34.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
35. 35.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
37. 37.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
38. 38.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
40. 40.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience

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