Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 530 · 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: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
3. 3.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
4. 4.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
5. 5.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
6. 6.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
8. 8.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
9. 9.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
11. 11.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
12. 12.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
13. 13.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
14. 14.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
16. 16.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
17. 17.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
19. 19.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
21. 21.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
24. 24.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
25. 25.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
27. 27.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
28. 28.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
29. 29.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
30. 30.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
32. 32.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
34. 34.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
35. 35.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
36. 36.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
37. 37.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
38. 38.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
39. 39.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
40. 40.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal

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