Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 657 · 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: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
2. 2.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
5. 5.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
7. 7.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
8. 8.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
9. 9.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
10. 10.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
11. 11.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
12. 12.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
15. 15.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
16. 16.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
17. 17.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
18. 18.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
20. 20.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
21. 21.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
23. 23.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
24. 24.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
25. 25.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
26. 26.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
27. 27.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
31. 31.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
32. 32.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
33. 33.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
34. 34.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
35. 35.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
36. 36.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
37. 37.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
38. 38.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides

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