Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 739 · 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 ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
2. 2.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
3. 3.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
4. 4.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
6. 6.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
8. 8.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
10. 10.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
11. 11.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
12. 12.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
14. 14.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
17. 17.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
18. 18.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
19. 19.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
20. 20.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
21. 21.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
22. 22.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
23. 23.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
26. 26.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
28. 28.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
29. 29.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
30. 30.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
31. 31.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
32. 32.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
34. 34.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
35. 35.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
36. 36.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
37. 37.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
38. 38.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
39. 39.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented

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