Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 578 · 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: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
2. 2.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
3. 3.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
4. 4.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
6. 6.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
7. 7.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
8. 8.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
10. 10.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
11. 11.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
12. 12.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
14. 14.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
15. 15.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
16. 16.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
19. 19.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
20. 20.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
21. 21.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
22. 22.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
23. 23.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
24. 24.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
28. 28.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
29. 29.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
30. 30.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
32. 32.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
33. 33.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
34. 34.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
35. 35.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
36. 36.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
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 cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
40. 40.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite

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