Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 744 · 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: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
2. 2.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
4. 4.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
7. 7.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
9. 9.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
10. 10.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
12. 12.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
13. 13.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
14. 14.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
15. 15.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
16. 16.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
17. 17.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
18. 18.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
19. 19.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
20. 20.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
21. 21.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
22. 22.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
23. 23.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
24. 24.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
25. 25.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
26. 26.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
27. 27.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
28. 28.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
29. 29.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
30. 30.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
32. 32.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
33. 33.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
34. 34.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
35. 35.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
36. 36.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
37. 37.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
38. 38.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
40. 40.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise

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