Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 569 · 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: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
2. 2.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
3. 3.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
5. 5.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
6. 6.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
7. 7.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
8. 8.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
9. 9.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
10. 10.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
11. 11.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
12. 12.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
13. 13.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
14. 14.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
15. 15.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
16. 16.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
18. 18.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
20. 20.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
21. 21.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
25. 25.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
26. 26.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
27. 27.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
28. 28.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
29. 29.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
30. 30.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
31. 31.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
33. 33.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
34. 34.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
35. 35.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
37. 37.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
38. 38.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
40. 40.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose

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