Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 686 · 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 sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
4. 4.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
5. 5.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
6. 6.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
8. 8.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
10. 10.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
11. 11.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
12. 12.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
13. 13.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
15. 15.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
16. 16.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
17. 17.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
18. 18.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
19. 19.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
20. 20.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
21. 21.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
22. 22.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
23. 23.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
24. 24.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
25. 25.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
26. 26.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
28. 28.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
30. 30.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
31. 31.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
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: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
34. 34.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
35. 35.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
36. 36.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
38. 38.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
40. 40.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already

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