Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 644 · 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: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
2. 2.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
3. 3.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
4. 4.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
6. 6.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
7. 7.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
8. 8.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
10. 10.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
11. 11.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
13. 13.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
14. 14.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
15. 15.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
16. 16.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
17. 17.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
18. 18.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
19. 19.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
20. 20.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
22. 22.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
23. 23.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
24. 24.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
25. 25.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
26. 26.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
27. 27.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
28. 28.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
29. 29.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
30. 30.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
31. 31.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
34. 34.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
35. 35.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
36. 36.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
37. 37.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
38. 38.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
39. 39.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
40. 40.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel

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