Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 591 · 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: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
3. 3.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
4. 4.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
5. 5.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
6. 6.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
7. 7.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
9. 9.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
10. 10.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
11. 11.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
12. 12.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
13. 13.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
14. 14.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
18. 18.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
19. 19.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
20. 20.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
22. 22.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
23. 23.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
24. 24.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
25. 25.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
26. 26.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
27. 27.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
29. 29.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
30. 30.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
31. 31.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
32. 32.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
33. 33.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
36. 36.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
37. 37.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
38. 38.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
39. 39.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
40. 40.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy

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