Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 580 · 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 family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
2. 2.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
3. 3.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
4. 4.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
6. 6.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
8. 8.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
9. 9.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
10. 10.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
12. 12.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
14. 14.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
16. 16.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
19. 19.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
20. 20.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
21. 21.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
24. 24.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
25. 25.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
26. 26.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
27. 27.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
28. 28.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
29. 29.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
30. 30.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
32. 32.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
34. 34.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
35. 35.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
36. 36.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
37. 37.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
38. 38.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
39. 39.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
40. 40.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented

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