Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 758 · 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: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
2. 2.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
3. 3.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
6. 6.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
10. 10.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
11. 11.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
12. 12.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
13. 13.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
14. 14.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
15. 15.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
16. 16.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
17. 17.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
18. 18.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
19. 19.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
20. 20.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
21. 21.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
22. 22.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
24. 24.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
25. 25.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
26. 26.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
27. 27.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
28. 28.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
29. 29.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
30. 30.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
31. 31.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
33. 33.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
34. 34.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
35. 35.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
36. 36.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
37. 37.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
38. 38.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
40. 40.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe

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