Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 713 · 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: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
2. 2.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
4. 4.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
5. 5.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
6. 6.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
8. 8.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
9. 9.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
10. 10.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
12. 12.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
13. 13.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
14. 14.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
16. 16.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
18. 18.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
19. 19.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
20. 20.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
21. 21.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
22. 22.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
23. 23.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
26. 26.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
27. 27.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
28. 28.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
29. 29.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
31. 31.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
32. 32.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
33. 33.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
36. 36.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
38. 38.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
40. 40.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented

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