Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 517 · 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: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
2. 2.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
4. 4.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
5. 5.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
6. 6.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
9. 9.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
10. 10.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
11. 11.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
12. 12.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
14. 14.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
15. 15.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
17. 17.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
20. 20.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
21. 21.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
22. 22.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
23. 23.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
24. 24.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
25. 25.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
26. 26.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
27. 27.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
28. 28.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
29. 29.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
30. 30.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
31. 31.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
32. 32.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
33. 33.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
34. 34.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
36. 36.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
37. 37.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
38. 38.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
39. 39.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
40. 40.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe

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