Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 762 · 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: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
3. 3.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
4. 4.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
5. 5.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
6. 6.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
7. 7.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
8. 8.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
9. 9.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
10. 10.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
11. 11.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
12. 12.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
13. 13.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
14. 14.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
15. 15.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
16. 16.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
17. 17.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
19. 19.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
20. 20.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
21. 21.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
22. 22.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
23. 23.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
25. 25.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
26. 26.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
27. 27.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
28. 28.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
31. 31.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
32. 32.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
33. 33.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
35. 35.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
37. 37.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
38. 38.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
40. 40.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary

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