Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 484 · 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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
2. 2.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
4. 4.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
6. 6.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
8. 8.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
9. 9.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
11. 11.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
12. 12.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
14. 14.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
15. 15.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
17. 17.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
18. 18.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
19. 19.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
20. 20.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
21. 21.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
22. 22.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
24. 24.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
25. 25.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
26. 26.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
27. 27.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
30. 30.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
31. 31.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
32. 32.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
34. 34.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
35. 35.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
36. 36.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
38. 38.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
39. 39.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
40. 40.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt

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