Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 788 · 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: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
2. 2.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
4. 4.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
6. 6.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
8. 8.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
9. 9.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
11. 11.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
12. 12.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
14. 14.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
15. 15.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
16. 16.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
17. 17.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
18. 18.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
19. 19.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
22. 22.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
23. 23.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
25. 25.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
26. 26.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
28. 28.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
29. 29.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
30. 30.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
31. 31.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
32. 32.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
33. 33.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
34. 34.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
35. 35.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
36. 36.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
38. 38.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
39. 39.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder