Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 575 · 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: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
3. 3.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
6. 6.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
7. 7.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
8. 8.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
9. 9.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
10. 10.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
11. 11.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
13. 13.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
15. 15.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
16. 16.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
17. 17.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
18. 18.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
19. 19.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
20. 20.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
21. 21.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
22. 22.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
23. 23.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
24. 24.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
25. 25.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
26. 26.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
27. 27.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
28. 28.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
29. 29.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
31. 31.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
32. 32.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
33. 33.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
34. 34.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
37. 37.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
39. 39.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
40. 40.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready

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