Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 740 · 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: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
3. 3.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
4. 4.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
5. 5.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
9. 9.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
11. 11.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
12. 12.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
14. 14.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
15. 15.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
16. 16.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
18. 18.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
19. 19.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
20. 20.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
21. 21.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
22. 22.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
23. 23.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
25. 25.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
26. 26.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
27. 27.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
28. 28.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
29. 29.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
31. 31.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
32. 32.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
33. 33.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
34. 34.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
35. 35.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
36. 36.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
37. 37.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
38. 38.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
39. 39.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
40. 40.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying

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