Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 519 · 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 buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
2. 2.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
3. 3.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
4. 4.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
5. 5.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
6. 6.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
7. 7.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
8. 8.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
9. 9.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
10. 10.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
12. 12.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
13. 13.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
14. 14.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
15. 15.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
16. 16.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
17. 17.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
18. 18.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
19. 19.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
20. 20.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
21. 21.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
22. 22.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
23. 23.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
25. 25.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
26. 26.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
27. 27.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
29. 29.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
30. 30.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
31. 31.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
32. 32.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
33. 33.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
35. 35.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
37. 37.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
38. 38.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet

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