Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 733 · 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: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
2. 2.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
3. 3.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
4. 4.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
5. 5.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
6. 6.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
8. 8.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
9. 9.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
10. 10.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
12. 12.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
14. 14.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
15. 15.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
17. 17.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
19. 19.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
20. 20.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
21. 21.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
22. 22.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
23. 23.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
24. 24.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
27. 27.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
28. 28.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
29. 29.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
30. 30.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
31. 31.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
32. 32.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
34. 34.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
36. 36.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
38. 38.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
39. 39.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
40. 40.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than

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