Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 642 · 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: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
3. 3.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
5. 5.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
6. 6.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
7. 7.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
9. 9.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
11. 11.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
12. 12.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
14. 14.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
15. 15.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
16. 16.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
18. 18.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
19. 19.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
22. 22.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
23. 23.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
24. 24.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
25. 25.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
26. 26.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
27. 27.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
28. 28.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
29. 29.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
30. 30.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
32. 32.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
34. 34.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
35. 35.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
36. 36.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
37. 37.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
38. 38.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
39. 39.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where

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