Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 769 · 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: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
2. 2.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
3. 3.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
4. 4.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
5. 5.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
6. 6.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
7. 7.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
8. 8.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
9. 9.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
10. 10.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
11. 11.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
13. 13.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
14. 14.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
16. 16.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
17. 17.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
18. 18.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
19. 19.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
20. 20.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
23. 23.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
24. 24.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
25. 25.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
27. 27.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
28. 28.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
29. 29.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
31. 31.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
32. 32.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
33. 33.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
34. 34.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
36. 36.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
37. 37.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
38. 38.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept

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