Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 731 · 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: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
2. 2.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
3. 3.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
4. 4.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
5. 5.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
6. 6.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
7. 7.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
10. 10.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
11. 11.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
12. 12.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
13. 13.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
17. 17.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
18. 18.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
19. 19.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
20. 20.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
21. 21.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
22. 22.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
23. 23.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
24. 24.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
25. 25.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
27. 27.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
29. 29.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
30. 30.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
31. 31.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
33. 33.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
34. 34.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
35. 35.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
36. 36.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
37. 37.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
38. 38.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
39. 39.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
40. 40.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar

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