Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 697 · 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: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
2. 2.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
4. 4.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
5. 5.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
6. 6.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
7. 7.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
8. 8.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
9. 9.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
10. 10.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
11. 11.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
12. 12.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
13. 13.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
15. 15.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
16. 16.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
18. 18.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
19. 19.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
20. 20.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
21. 21.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
22. 22.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
23. 23.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
24. 24.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
26. 26.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
27. 27.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
28. 28.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
29. 29.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
30. 30.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
31. 31.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
32. 32.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
37. 37.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
38. 38.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
40. 40.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise

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