Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 551 · 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: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
2. 2.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
5. 5.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
6. 6.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
7. 7.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
8. 8.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
9. 9.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
10. 10.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
11. 11.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
12. 12.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
13. 13.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
15. 15.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
16. 16.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
18. 18.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
20. 20.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
22. 22.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
23. 23.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
24. 24.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
25. 25.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
26. 26.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
27. 27.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
28. 28.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
29. 29.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
30. 30.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
31. 31.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
33. 33.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
34. 34.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
37. 37.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
38. 38.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
39. 39.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
40. 40.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel

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