Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 583 · 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 sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
2. 2.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
3. 3.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
4. 4.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
5. 5.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
7. 7.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
8. 8.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
9. 9.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
12. 12.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
13. 13.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
14. 14.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
15. 15.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
16. 16.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
17. 17.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
18. 18.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
20. 20.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
23. 23.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
24. 24.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
25. 25.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
26. 26.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
27. 27.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
28. 28.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
30. 30.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
31. 31.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
33. 33.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
34. 34.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
36. 36.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
38. 38.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
39. 39.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
40. 40.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy

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