Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 66 · 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: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
2. 2.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
4. 4.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
6. 6.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
7. 7.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
8. 8.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
9. 9.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
10. 10.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
12. 12.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
13. 13.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
15. 15.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
16. 16.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
18. 18.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
19. 19.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
20. 20.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
22. 22.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
24. 24.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
25. 25.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
26. 26.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
27. 27.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
28. 28.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
29. 29.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
30. 30.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
31. 31.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
32. 32.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
34. 34.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
35. 35.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
37. 37.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
38. 38.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
40. 40.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander

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