Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 726 · 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: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
2. 2.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
3. 3.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
4. 4.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
5. 5.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
7. 7.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
8. 8.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
10. 10.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
11. 11.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
12. 12.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
13. 13.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
16. 16.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
19. 19.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
20. 20.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
21. 21.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
23. 23.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
24. 24.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
27. 27.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
29. 29.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
30. 30.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
31. 31.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
32. 32.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
33. 33.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
37. 37.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
38. 38.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
39. 39.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise

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