Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 526 · 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: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
3. 3.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
4. 4.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
5. 5.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
6. 6.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
8. 8.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
9. 9.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
11. 11.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
12. 12.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
13. 13.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
14. 14.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
16. 16.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
17. 17.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
18. 18.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
19. 19.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
22. 22.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
23. 23.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
24. 24.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
25. 25.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
26. 26.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
27. 27.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
28. 28.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
29. 29.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
32. 32.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
33. 33.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
34. 34.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
36. 36.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
38. 38.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
40. 40.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake

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