Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 511 · 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: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
2. 2.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
3. 3.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
4. 4.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
5. 5.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
7. 7.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
8. 8.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
9. 9.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
10. 10.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
11. 11.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
12. 12.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
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: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
17. 17.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
18. 18.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
19. 19.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
22. 22.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
23. 23.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
24. 24.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
26. 26.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
28. 28.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
29. 29.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
30. 30.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
31. 31.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
32. 32.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
33. 33.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
34. 34.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
35. 35.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
37. 37.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
38. 38.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
39. 39.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
40. 40.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than

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