Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 592 · 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: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
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) Where (b) Were
4. 4.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
5. 5.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
7. 7.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
8. 8.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
9. 9.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
11. 11.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
13. 13.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
14. 14.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
15. 15.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
17. 17.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
18. 18.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
19. 19.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
21. 21.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
23. 23.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
25. 25.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
26. 26.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
27. 27.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
28. 28.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
30. 30.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
31. 31.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
32. 32.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
33. 33.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
35. 35.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
37. 37.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
38. 38.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
39. 39.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
40. 40.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder

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