Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 621 · 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 bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
3. 3.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
4. 4.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
5. 5.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
6. 6.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
7. 7.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
9. 9.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
10. 10.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
11. 11.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
12. 12.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
14. 14.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
15. 15.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
16. 16.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
17. 17.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
20. 20.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
21. 21.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
22. 22.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
26. 26.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
27. 27.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
28. 28.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
30. 30.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
31. 31.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
32. 32.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
34. 34.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
35. 35.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
36. 36.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
37. 37.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
38. 38.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
39. 39.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
40. 40.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside

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