Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 504 · 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: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
2. 2.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
3. 3.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
5. 5.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
6. 6.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
9. 9.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
10. 10.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
11. 11.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
12. 12.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
13. 13.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
16. 16.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
18. 18.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
19. 19.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
20. 20.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
21. 21.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
22. 22.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
24. 24.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
26. 26.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
27. 27.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
28. 28.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
29. 29.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
30. 30.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
32. 32.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
34. 34.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
35. 35.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
36. 36.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
37. 37.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
38. 38.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
40. 40.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary

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