Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 524 · 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: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
2. 2.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
3. 3.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
4. 4.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
5. 5.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
6. 6.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
7. 7.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
8. 8.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
9. 9.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
11. 11.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
13. 13.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
14. 14.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
15. 15.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
16. 16.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
18. 18.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
19. 19.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
22. 22.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
24. 24.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
25. 25.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
26. 26.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
27. 27.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
28. 28.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
29. 29.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
31. 31.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
32. 32.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
33. 33.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
34. 34.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
35. 35.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
36. 36.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
39. 39.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented

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