Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 609 · 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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
2. 2.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
3. 3.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
4. 4.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
5. 5.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
6. 6.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
7. 7.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
8. 8.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
9. 9.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
11. 11.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
13. 13.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
14. 14.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
15. 15.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
16. 16.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
17. 17.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
18. 18.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
20. 20.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
21. 21.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
22. 22.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
24. 24.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
26. 26.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
27. 27.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
28. 28.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
29. 29.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
31. 31.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
32. 32.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
33. 33.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
34. 34.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
36. 36.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
37. 37.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
38. 38.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
39. 39.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
40. 40.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary

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