Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 52 · 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: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
2. 2.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
7. 7.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
9. 9.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
10. 10.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
11. 11.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
12. 12.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
13. 13.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
14. 14.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
16. 16.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
18. 18.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
19. 19.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
20. 20.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
22. 22.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
23. 23.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
24. 24.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
25. 25.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
26. 26.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
27. 27.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
29. 29.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
30. 30.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
31. 31.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
32. 32.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
33. 33.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
35. 35.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
36. 36.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
37. 37.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
38. 38.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow

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