Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 611 · 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: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
2. 2.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
4. 4.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
5. 5.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
6. 6.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
7. 7.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
8. 8.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
9. 9.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
10. 10.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
11. 11.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
12. 12.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
14. 14.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
16. 16.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
17. 17.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
18. 18.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
19. 19.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
20. 20.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
21. 21.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
22. 22.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
23. 23.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
24. 24.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
26. 26.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
27. 27.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
29. 29.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
30. 30.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
31. 31.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
33. 33.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
35. 35.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
36. 36.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
37. 37.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
38. 38.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except

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