Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 49 · 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) desert (b) dessert
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
4. 4.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
5. 5.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
6. 6.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
7. 7.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
8. 8.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
9. 9.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
10. 10.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
11. 11.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
13. 13.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
14. 14.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
15. 15.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
16. 16.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
17. 17.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
18. 18.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
19. 19.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
20. 20.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
21. 21.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
22. 22.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
24. 24.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
26. 26.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
27. 27.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
30. 30.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
33. 33.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
34. 34.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
35. 35.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
36. 36.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
37. 37.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
38. 38.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
39. 39.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except

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