Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 624 · 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 sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
2. 2.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
3. 3.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
4. 4.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
5. 5.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
8. 8.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
9. 9.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
10. 10.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
11. 11.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
12. 12.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
13. 13.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
14. 14.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
16. 16.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
18. 18.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
19. 19.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
20. 20.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
21. 21.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
22. 22.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
23. 23.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
24. 24.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
26. 26.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
27. 27.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
29. 29.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
30. 30.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
31. 31.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
33. 33.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
34. 34.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
35. 35.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
36. 36.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
37. 37.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
38. 38.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
40. 40.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then

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