Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 581 · 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 write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
2. 2.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
6. 6.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
8. 8.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
9. 9.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
10. 10.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
11. 11.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
16. 16.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
18. 18.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
19. 19.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
20. 20.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
22. 22.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
23. 23.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
24. 24.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
25. 25.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
26. 26.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
27. 27.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
28. 28.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
29. 29.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
31. 31.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
32. 32.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
33. 33.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
34. 34.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
35. 35.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
36. 36.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
37. 37.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
38. 38.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
39. 39.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder