Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 754 · 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: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
4. 4.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
5. 5.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
6. 6.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
8. 8.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
10. 10.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
11. 11.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
14. 14.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
15. 15.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
16. 16.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
17. 17.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
18. 18.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
20. 20.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
21. 21.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
23. 23.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
24. 24.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
25. 25.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
27. 27.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
29. 29.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
30. 30.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
31. 31.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
32. 32.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
33. 33.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
34. 34.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
35. 35.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
36. 36.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
37. 37.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
38. 38.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
40. 40.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect

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