Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 68 · 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 will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
2. 2.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
5. 5.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
7. 7.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
8. 8.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
10. 10.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
11. 11.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
14. 14.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
15. 15.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
16. 16.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
17. 17.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
18. 18.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
19. 19.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
20. 20.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
21. 21.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
22. 22.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
23. 23.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
24. 24.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
25. 25.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
26. 26.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
28. 28.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
30. 30.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
32. 32.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
33. 33.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
34. 34.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
35. 35.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
36. 36.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
37. 37.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
39. 39.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise

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