Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 490 · 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 sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
4. 4.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
5. 5.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
6. 6.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
7. 7.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
8. 8.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
9. 9.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
10. 10.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
12. 12.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
15. 15.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
16. 16.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
17. 17.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
18. 18.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
19. 19.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
20. 20.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
21. 21.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
22. 22.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
23. 23.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
24. 24.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
25. 25.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
26. 26.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
27. 27.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
28. 28.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
29. 29.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
30. 30.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
34. 34.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
35. 35.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
39. 39.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
40. 40.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were

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