Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 645 · 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: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
2. 2.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
4. 4.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
6. 6.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
7. 7.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
9. 9.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
10. 10.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
11. 11.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
12. 12.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
14. 14.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
16. 16.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
17. 17.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
18. 18.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
19. 19.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
20. 20.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
21. 21.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
22. 22.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
24. 24.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
25. 25.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
26. 26.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
28. 28.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
29. 29.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
30. 30.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
33. 33.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
34. 34.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
36. 36.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
37. 37.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
38. 38.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
40. 40.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop

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