Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 667 · 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: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
2. 2.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
4. 4.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
5. 5.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
6. 6.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
7. 7.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
10. 10.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
12. 12.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
13. 13.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
14. 14.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
15. 15.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
16. 16.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
17. 17.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
18. 18.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
22. 22.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
23. 23.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
25. 25.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
27. 27.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
28. 28.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
29. 29.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
30. 30.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
31. 31.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
32. 32.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
35. 35.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
36. 36.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
38. 38.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
39. 39.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
40. 40.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert

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