Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 784 · 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: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
3. 3.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
6. 6.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
7. 7.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
8. 8.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
9. 9.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
10. 10.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
11. 11.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
13. 13.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
14. 14.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
15. 15.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
16. 16.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
17. 17.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
18. 18.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
19. 19.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
20. 20.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
21. 21.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
22. 22.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
23. 23.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
24. 24.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
25. 25.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
26. 26.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
28. 28.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
30. 30.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
31. 31.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
32. 32.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
33. 33.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
34. 34.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
35. 35.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
36. 36.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
38. 38.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
40. 40.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready

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