Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 619 · 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: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
6. 6.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
7. 7.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
8. 8.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
9. 9.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
10. 10.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
12. 12.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
13. 13.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
14. 14.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
16. 16.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
17. 17.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
18. 18.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
20. 20.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
21. 21.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
22. 22.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
23. 23.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
24. 24.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
25. 25.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
26. 26.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
27. 27.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
28. 28.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
29. 29.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
30. 30.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
31. 31.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
32. 32.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
33. 33.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
34. 34.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
35. 35.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
36. 36.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
37. 37.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
39. 39.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
40. 40.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander

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