Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 772 · 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: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
2. 2.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
3. 3.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
6. 6.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
9. 9.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
10. 10.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
11. 11.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
12. 12.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
13. 13.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
14. 14.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
18. 18.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
19. 19.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
20. 20.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
21. 21.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
23. 23.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
24. 24.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
25. 25.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
26. 26.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
27. 27.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
28. 28.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
29. 29.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
30. 30.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
31. 31.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
32. 32.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
33. 33.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
35. 35.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
37. 37.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
38. 38.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
39. 39.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
40. 40.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe

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