Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 670 · 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: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
2. 2.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
4. 4.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
5. 5.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
6. 6.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
7. 7.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
8. 8.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
10. 10.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
11. 11.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
12. 12.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
13. 13.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
14. 14.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
15. 15.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
16. 16.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
18. 18.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
19. 19.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
20. 20.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
21. 21.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
22. 22.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
23. 23.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
24. 24.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
26. 26.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
28. 28.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
29. 29.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
30. 30.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
33. 33.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
35. 35.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
36. 36.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
37. 37.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
38. 38.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
39. 39.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except

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