Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 589 · 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: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
2. 2.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
3. 3.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
4. 4.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
5. 5.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
6. 6.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
8. 8.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
9. 9.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
10. 10.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
12. 12.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
13. 13.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
14. 14.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
15. 15.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
16. 16.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
18. 18.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
19. 19.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
20. 20.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
22. 22.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
23. 23.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
24. 24.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
25. 25.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
26. 26.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
28. 28.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
29. 29.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
32. 32.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
33. 33.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
34. 34.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
35. 35.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
36. 36.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
38. 38.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
39. 39.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
40. 40.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether

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