Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 478 · 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: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
4. 4.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
5. 5.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
7. 7.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
8. 8.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
9. 9.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
10. 10.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
11. 11.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
12. 12.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
13. 13.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
14. 14.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
15. 15.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
16. 16.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
18. 18.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
19. 19.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
20. 20.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
21. 21.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
22. 22.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
23. 23.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
24. 24.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
25. 25.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
27. 27.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
28. 28.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
29. 29.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
30. 30.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
31. 31.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
32. 32.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
33. 33.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
34. 34.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
37. 37.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
38. 38.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
39. 39.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
40. 40.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally

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