Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 727 · 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: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
4. 4.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
5. 5.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
6. 6.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
7. 7.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
8. 8.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
9. 9.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
10. 10.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
12. 12.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
14. 14.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
16. 16.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
17. 17.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
19. 19.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
20. 20.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
21. 21.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
22. 22.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
23. 23.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
24. 24.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
25. 25.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
26. 26.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
27. 27.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
28. 28.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
29. 29.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
30. 30.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
31. 31.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
35. 35.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
36. 36.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
37. 37.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
38. 38.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
39. 39.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
40. 40.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led

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