Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 718 · 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: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
2. 2.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
3. 3.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
4. 4.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
5. 5.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
6. 6.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
7. 7.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
9. 9.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
10. 10.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
11. 11.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
12. 12.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
13. 13.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
14. 14.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
15. 15.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
17. 17.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
18. 18.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
19. 19.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
20. 20.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
21. 21.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
23. 23.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
25. 25.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
26. 26.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
28. 28.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
29. 29.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
30. 30.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
32. 32.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
33. 33.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
34. 34.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
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: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
37. 37.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
38. 38.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
40. 40.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise

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