Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 793 · 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: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
2. 2.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
4. 4.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
7. 7.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
8. 8.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
10. 10.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
12. 12.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
13. 13.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
14. 14.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
16. 16.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
17. 17.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
18. 18.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
19. 19.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
20. 20.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
23. 23.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
24. 24.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
25. 25.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
26. 26.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
27. 27.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
28. 28.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
29. 29.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
30. 30.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
31. 31.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
34. 34.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
35. 35.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
36. 36.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
37. 37.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
38. 38.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
39. 39.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside

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