Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 735 · 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 family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
2. 2.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
3. 3.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
6. 6.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
7. 7.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
10. 10.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
11. 11.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
12. 12.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
13. 13.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
15. 15.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
17. 17.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
18. 18.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
20. 20.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
22. 22.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
23. 23.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
24. 24.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
25. 25.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
26. 26.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
30. 30.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
31. 31.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
34. 34.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
35. 35.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
36. 36.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
37. 37.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
38. 38.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
39. 39.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
40. 40.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose

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