Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 618 · 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: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
2. 2.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
4. 4.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
5. 5.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
6. 6.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
7. 7.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
8. 8.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
10. 10.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
12. 12.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
13. 13.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
18. 18.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
19. 19.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
20. 20.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
21. 21.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
24. 24.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
25. 25.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
26. 26.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
27. 27.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
29. 29.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
30. 30.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
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: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
33. 33.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
34. 34.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
35. 35.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
38. 38.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
39. 39.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
40. 40.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth

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