Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 751 · 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 best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
2. 2.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
3. 3.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
4. 4.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
7. 7.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
9. 9.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
11. 11.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
12. 12.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
13. 13.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
14. 14.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
15. 15.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
16. 16.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
17. 17.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
18. 18.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
19. 19.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
20. 20.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
21. 21.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
22. 22.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
23. 23.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
24. 24.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
25. 25.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
26. 26.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
27. 27.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
28. 28.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
30. 30.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
32. 32.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
34. 34.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
35. 35.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
36. 36.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
38. 38.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
39. 39.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
40. 40.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly

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