Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 527 · 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: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
2. 2.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
6. 6.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
8. 8.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
9. 9.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
10. 10.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
11. 11.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
12. 12.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
13. 13.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
14. 14.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
15. 15.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
16. 16.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
17. 17.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
18. 18.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
20. 20.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
21. 21.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
22. 22.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
23. 23.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
24. 24.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
25. 25.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
28. 28.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
29. 29.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
30. 30.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
31. 31.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
32. 32.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
35. 35.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
36. 36.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
37. 37.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
38. 38.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
40. 40.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake

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