Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 654 · 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: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
2. 2.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
3. 3.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
5. 5.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
7. 7.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
10. 10.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
11. 11.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
12. 12.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
14. 14.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
16. 16.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
17. 17.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
18. 18.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
19. 19.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
20. 20.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
22. 22.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
23. 23.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
24. 24.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
25. 25.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
27. 27.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
28. 28.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
29. 29.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
30. 30.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
31. 31.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
32. 32.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
33. 33.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
34. 34.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
35. 35.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
36. 36.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
37. 37.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
40. 40.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder

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