Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 593 · 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: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
3. 3.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
4. 4.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
5. 5.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
6. 6.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
7. 7.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
8. 8.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
10. 10.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
11. 11.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
12. 12.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
13. 13.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
15. 15.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
16. 16.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
19. 19.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
20. 20.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
21. 21.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
23. 23.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
24. 24.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
25. 25.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
26. 26.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
28. 28.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
29. 29.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
31. 31.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
32. 32.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
33. 33.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
35. 35.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
36. 36.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
38. 38.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
39. 39.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides

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