Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 55 · 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) stationary (b) stationery
2. 2.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
3. 3.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
4. 4.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
5. 5.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
6. 6.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
7. 7.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
8. 8.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
10. 10.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
11. 11.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
12. 12.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
13. 13.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
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) except (b) accept
16. 16.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
18. 18.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
19. 19.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
20. 20.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
21. 21.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
26. 26.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
27. 27.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
28. 28.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
29. 29.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
32. 32.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
34. 34.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
35. 35.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
36. 36.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
37. 37.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
38. 38.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
39. 39.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
40. 40.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy

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