Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 522 · 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: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
2. 2.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
3. 3.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
5. 5.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
6. 6.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
9. 9.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
10. 10.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
11. 11.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
13. 13.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
14. 14.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
15. 15.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
16. 16.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
17. 17.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
18. 18.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
19. 19.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
20. 20.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
22. 22.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
24. 24.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
25. 25.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
26. 26.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
28. 28.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
29. 29.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
30. 30.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
31. 31.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
32. 32.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
34. 34.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
35. 35.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
36. 36.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
37. 37.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
38. 38.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
40. 40.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy

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