Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 67 · 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: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
2. 2.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
3. 3.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
4. 4.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
6. 6.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
7. 7.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
8. 8.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
9. 9.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
10. 10.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
11. 11.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
12. 12.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
13. 13.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
14. 14.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
15. 15.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
16. 16.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
18. 18.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
19. 19.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
20. 20.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
21. 21.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
23. 23.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
24. 24.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
25. 25.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
27. 27.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
28. 28.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
29. 29.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
30. 30.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
31. 31.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
32. 32.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
33. 33.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
34. 34.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
35. 35.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
37. 37.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
38. 38.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
39. 39.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
40. 40.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly

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