Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 599 · 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: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
2. 2.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
4. 4.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
5. 5.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
6. 6.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
8. 8.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
10. 10.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
12. 12.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
14. 14.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
15. 15.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
17. 17.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
19. 19.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
20. 20.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
21. 21.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
22. 22.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
23. 23.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
24. 24.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
25. 25.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
26. 26.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
27. 27.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
28. 28.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
29. 29.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
30. 30.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
31. 31.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
32. 32.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
33. 33.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
34. 34.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
35. 35.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
36. 36.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (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: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
39. 39.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
40. 40.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing

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