Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 702 · 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 ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
2. 2.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
4. 4.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
5. 5.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
6. 6.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
7. 7.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
9. 9.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
10. 10.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
11. 11.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
12. 12.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
13. 13.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
14. 14.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
15. 15.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
16. 16.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
17. 17.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
18. 18.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
19. 19.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
20. 20.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
22. 22.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
23. 23.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
24. 24.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
25. 25.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
26. 26.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
27. 27.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
29. 29.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
30. 30.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
31. 31.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
32. 32.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
33. 33.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
34. 34.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
36. 36.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
37. 37.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
38. 38.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
39. 39.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
40. 40.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly

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