Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 683 · 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: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
2. 2.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
3. 3.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
5. 5.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
7. 7.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
9. 9.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
10. 10.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
11. 11.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
12. 12.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
13. 13.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
14. 14.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
15. 15.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
16. 16.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
17. 17.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
18. 18.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
19. 19.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
20. 20.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
22. 22.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
25. 25.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
26. 26.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
28. 28.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
29. 29.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
31. 31.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
32. 32.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
34. 34.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
35. 35.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
36. 36.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
38. 38.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
39. 39.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're

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