Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 567 · 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: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
2. 2.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
3. 3.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
4. 4.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
5. 5.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
7. 7.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
9. 9.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
10. 10.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
13. 13.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
15. 15.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
16. 16.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
18. 18.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
21. 21.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
22. 22.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
23. 23.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
24. 24.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
25. 25.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
26. 26.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
28. 28.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
31. 31.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
33. 33.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
34. 34.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
35. 35.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
37. 37.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
39. 39.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
40. 40.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then

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