Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 742 · 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: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
3. 3.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
4. 4.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
5. 5.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
9. 9.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
10. 10.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
11. 11.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
12. 12.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
13. 13.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
14. 14.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
16. 16.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
18. 18.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
19. 19.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
21. 21.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
22. 22.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
23. 23.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
25. 25.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
26. 26.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
27. 27.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
29. 29.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
31. 31.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
32. 32.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
34. 34.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
35. 35.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
37. 37.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
39. 39.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
40. 40.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later

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