Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 655 · 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: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
3. 3.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
4. 4.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
5. 5.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
6. 6.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
7. 7.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
8. 8.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
9. 9.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
10. 10.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
11. 11.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
12. 12.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
13. 13.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
14. 14.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
15. 15.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
16. 16.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
17. 17.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
18. 18.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
21. 21.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
22. 22.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
23. 23.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
24. 24.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
25. 25.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
26. 26.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
27. 27.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
29. 29.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
30. 30.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
31. 31.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
32. 32.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
33. 33.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
34. 34.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
36. 36.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
37. 37.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
38. 38.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
39. 39.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
40. 40.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake

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