Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 748 · 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: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
4. 4.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
6. 6.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
8. 8.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
9. 9.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
10. 10.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
11. 11.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
12. 12.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
15. 15.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
16. 16.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
17. 17.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
18. 18.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
19. 19.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
21. 21.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
22. 22.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
24. 24.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
27. 27.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
28. 28.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
30. 30.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
31. 31.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
32. 32.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
34. 34.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
35. 35.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
38. 38.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
39. 39.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
40. 40.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's

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