Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 724 · 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: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
2. 2.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
4. 4.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
5. 5.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
6. 6.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
7. 7.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
8. 8.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
9. 9.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
10. 10.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
11. 11.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
12. 12.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
15. 15.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
16. 16.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
17. 17.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
19. 19.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
21. 21.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
22. 22.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
24. 24.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
25. 25.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
28. 28.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
29. 29.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
30. 30.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
32. 32.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
33. 33.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
34. 34.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
35. 35.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
36. 36.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
37. 37.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
38. 38.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
39. 39.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle

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