Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 728 · 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: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
2. 2.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
3. 3.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
4. 4.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
5. 5.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
7. 7.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
8. 8.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
9. 9.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
10. 10.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
12. 12.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
13. 13.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
16. 16.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
17. 17.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
18. 18.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
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: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
22. 22.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
23. 23.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
26. 26.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
28. 28.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
29. 29.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
32. 32.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
33. 33.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
34. 34.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
35. 35.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
36. 36.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
37. 37.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
39. 39.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
40. 40.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe

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