Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 573 · 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: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
4. 4.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
5. 5.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
6. 6.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
9. 9.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
10. 10.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
12. 12.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
13. 13.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
14. 14.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
15. 15.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
17. 17.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
18. 18.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
19. 19.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
22. 22.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
23. 23.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
24. 24.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
25. 25.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
26. 26.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
27. 27.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
28. 28.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
29. 29.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
31. 31.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
32. 32.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
33. 33.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
34. 34.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
35. 35.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
36. 36.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
37. 37.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
38. 38.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
39. 39.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
40. 40.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery

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