Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 71 · 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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
3. 3.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
4. 4.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
5. 5.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
7. 7.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
9. 9.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
10. 10.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
11. 11.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
12. 12.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
13. 13.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
14. 14.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
15. 15.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
16. 16.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
18. 18.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
19. 19.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
20. 20.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
21. 21.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
23. 23.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
24. 24.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
25. 25.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
27. 27.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
28. 28.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
29. 29.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
30. 30.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
32. 32.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
33. 33.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
34. 34.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
35. 35.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
36. 36.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
37. 37.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
39. 39.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
40. 40.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt

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