Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 707 · 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: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
2. 2.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
3. 3.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
4. 4.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
5. 5.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
6. 6.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
7. 7.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
8. 8.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
9. 9.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
11. 11.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
14. 14.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
15. 15.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
16. 16.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
17. 17.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
18. 18.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
19. 19.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
20. 20.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
21. 21.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
22. 22.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
23. 23.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
24. 24.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
25. 25.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
26. 26.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
29. 29.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
30. 30.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
31. 31.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
32. 32.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
34. 34.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
37. 37.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
38. 38.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend

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