Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 499 · 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 ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
2. 2.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
4. 4.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
5. 5.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
7. 7.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
8. 8.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
9. 9.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
10. 10.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
11. 11.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
12. 12.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
14. 14.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
16. 16.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
19. 19.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
21. 21.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
23. 23.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
24. 24.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
25. 25.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
26. 26.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
28. 28.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
29. 29.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
30. 30.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
31. 31.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
32. 32.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
33. 33.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
34. 34.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
35. 35.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
37. 37.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
38. 38.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
39. 39.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow

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