Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 57 · 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: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
3. 3.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
4. 4.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
5. 5.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
6. 6.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
7. 7.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
8. 8.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
9. 9.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
12. 12.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
13. 13.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
14. 14.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
15. 15.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
18. 18.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
19. 19.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
20. 20.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
21. 21.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
22. 22.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
23. 23.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
24. 24.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
25. 25.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
26. 26.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
27. 27.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
30. 30.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
31. 31.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
32. 32.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
33. 33.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
35. 35.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
36. 36.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
38. 38.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow

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