Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 590 · 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: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
4. 4.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
6. 6.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
7. 7.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
8. 8.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
9. 9.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
10. 10.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
12. 12.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
13. 13.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
14. 14.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
15. 15.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
16. 16.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
17. 17.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
18. 18.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
19. 19.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
20. 20.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
21. 21.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
22. 22.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
23. 23.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
24. 24.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
25. 25.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
27. 27.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
28. 28.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
29. 29.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
30. 30.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
32. 32.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
33. 33.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
35. 35.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
36. 36.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
37. 37.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
38. 38.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
39. 39.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
40. 40.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly

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