Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 51 · 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: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
3. 3.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
4. 4.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
6. 6.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
7. 7.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
8. 8.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
10. 10.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
11. 11.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
12. 12.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
13. 13.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
14. 14.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
16. 16.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
17. 17.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
18. 18.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
20. 20.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
21. 21.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
22. 22.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
24. 24.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
25. 25.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
26. 26.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
27. 27.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
28. 28.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
29. 29.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
30. 30.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
31. 31.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
32. 32.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
33. 33.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
35. 35.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
36. 36.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
38. 38.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
40. 40.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device

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