Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 604 · 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: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
4. 4.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
5. 5.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
6. 6.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
8. 8.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
10. 10.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
12. 12.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
15. 15.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
16. 16.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
17. 17.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
18. 18.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
19. 19.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
20. 20.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
21. 21.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
22. 22.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
24. 24.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
25. 25.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
26. 26.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
27. 27.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
28. 28.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
29. 29.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
30. 30.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
32. 32.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
34. 34.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
35. 35.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
36. 36.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
38. 38.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
39. 39.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
40. 40.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice

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