Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 585 · 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: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
2. 2.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
4. 4.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
6. 6.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
7. 7.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
8. 8.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
9. 9.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
10. 10.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
11. 11.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
14. 14.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
15. 15.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
17. 17.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
18. 18.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
19. 19.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
21. 21.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
23. 23.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
25. 25.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
26. 26.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
27. 27.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
28. 28.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
29. 29.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
31. 31.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
32. 32.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
33. 33.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
35. 35.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
36. 36.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
38. 38.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
40. 40.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides

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