Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 628 · 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: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
2. 2.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
4. 4.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
6. 6.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
7. 7.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
8. 8.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
9. 9.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
10. 10.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
11. 11.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
12. 12.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
13. 13.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
14. 14.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
15. 15.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
16. 16.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
17. 17.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
18. 18.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
19. 19.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
20. 20.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
21. 21.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
22. 22.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
23. 23.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
24. 24.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
25. 25.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
27. 27.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
28. 28.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
29. 29.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
30. 30.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
31. 31.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
32. 32.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
35. 35.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
39. 39.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
40. 40.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander

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