Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 496 · 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 tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
3. 3.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
4. 4.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
6. 6.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
7. 7.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
9. 9.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
10. 10.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
11. 11.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
14. 14.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
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: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
18. 18.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
19. 19.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
20. 20.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
21. 21.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
22. 22.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
23. 23.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
25. 25.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
26. 26.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
27. 27.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
28. 28.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
29. 29.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
31. 31.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
32. 32.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
33. 33.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
35. 35.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
36. 36.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
37. 37.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
38. 38.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
39. 39.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
40. 40.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead

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