Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 778 · 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 good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
3. 3.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
4. 4.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
5. 5.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
7. 7.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
8. 8.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
9. 9.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
10. 10.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
11. 11.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
13. 13.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
14. 14.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
15. 15.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
16. 16.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
18. 18.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
20. 20.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
21. 21.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
22. 22.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
23. 23.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
24. 24.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
26. 26.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
27. 27.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
28. 28.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
29. 29.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
30. 30.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
32. 32.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
35. 35.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
36. 36.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
37. 37.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
38. 38.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
39. 39.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
40. 40.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary

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