Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 515 · 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 tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
4. 4.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
5. 5.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
6. 6.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
7. 7.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
10. 10.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
11. 11.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
12. 12.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
14. 14.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
15. 15.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
16. 16.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
17. 17.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
18. 18.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
19. 19.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
21. 21.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
22. 22.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
23. 23.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
24. 24.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
26. 26.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
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: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
29. 29.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
32. 32.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
33. 33.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
34. 34.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
37. 37.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
38. 38.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
39. 39.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
40. 40.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter

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