Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 737 · 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: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
3. 3.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
4. 4.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
5. 5.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
6. 6.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
7. 7.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
8. 8.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
10. 10.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
11. 11.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
12. 12.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
14. 14.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
15. 15.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
16. 16.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
17. 17.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
18. 18.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
19. 19.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
21. 21.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
22. 22.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
23. 23.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
24. 24.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
25. 25.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
26. 26.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
28. 28.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
29. 29.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
30. 30.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
31. 31.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
33. 33.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
34. 34.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
38. 38.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
39. 39.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
40. 40.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth

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