Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 797 · 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: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
4. 4.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
6. 6.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
7. 7.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
8. 8.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
9. 9.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
10. 10.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
11. 11.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
12. 12.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
15. 15.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
16. 16.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
17. 17.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
18. 18.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
19. 19.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
20. 20.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
21. 21.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
22. 22.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
24. 24.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
28. 28.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
29. 29.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
30. 30.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
31. 31.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
32. 32.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
33. 33.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
34. 34.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
35. 35.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
36. 36.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
37. 37.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
39. 39.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
40. 40.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice

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