Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 689 · 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 Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
2. 2.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
3. 3.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
6. 6.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
7. 7.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
8. 8.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
9. 9.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
10. 10.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
11. 11.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
12. 12.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
13. 13.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
14. 14.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
15. 15.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
16. 16.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
17. 17.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
18. 18.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
19. 19.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
20. 20.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
21. 21.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
22. 22.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
23. 23.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
24. 24.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
25. 25.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
26. 26.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
27. 27.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
30. 30.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
31. 31.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
32. 32.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
34. 34.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
35. 35.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
38. 38.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
39. 39.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
40. 40.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander

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