Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 502 · 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 Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
2. 2.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
3. 3.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
5. 5.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
6. 6.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
7. 7.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
8. 8.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
9. 9.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
10. 10.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
11. 11.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
12. 12.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
13. 13.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
14. 14.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
15. 15.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
16. 16.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
17. 17.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
18. 18.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
19. 19.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
20. 20.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
21. 21.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
22. 22.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
25. 25.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
27. 27.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
29. 29.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
31. 31.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
34. 34.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
35. 35.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
36. 36.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
37. 37.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
38. 38.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
39. 39.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
40. 40.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break

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