Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 631 · 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: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
2. 2.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
3. 3.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
4. 4.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
5. 5.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
6. 6.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
8. 8.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
9. 9.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
10. 10.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
12. 12.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
13. 13.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
14. 14.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
15. 15.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
16. 16.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
20. 20.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
22. 22.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
23. 23.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
24. 24.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
25. 25.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
26. 26.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
27. 27.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
28. 28.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
29. 29.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
30. 30.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
31. 31.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
33. 33.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
34. 34.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
35. 35.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
36. 36.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
37. 37.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
38. 38.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
39. 39.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
40. 40.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent

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