Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 550 · 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: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
2. 2.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
3. 3.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
4. 4.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
5. 5.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
6. 6.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
7. 7.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
8. 8.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
9. 9.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
10. 10.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
12. 12.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
14. 14.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
15. 15.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
16. 16.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
17. 17.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
18. 18.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
19. 19.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
20. 20.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
23. 23.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
24. 24.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
25. 25.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
26. 26.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
29. 29.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
30. 30.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
31. 31.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
32. 32.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
33. 33.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
34. 34.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
35. 35.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
36. 36.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
37. 37.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
38. 38.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
39. 39.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
40. 40.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes

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