Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 577 · 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 best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
2. 2.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
4. 4.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
5. 5.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
6. 6.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
8. 8.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
9. 9.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
10. 10.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
11. 11.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
12. 12.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
13. 13.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
14. 14.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
17. 17.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
19. 19.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
20. 20.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
21. 21.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
22. 22.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
23. 23.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
24. 24.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
25. 25.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
26. 26.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
27. 27.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
28. 28.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
29. 29.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
30. 30.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
31. 31.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
32. 32.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
33. 33.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
34. 34.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
37. 37.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
39. 39.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
40. 40.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than

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