Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 8 · 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: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
2. 2.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
3. 3.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
5. 5.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
6. 6.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
7. 7.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
8. 8.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
9. 9.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
11. 11.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
13. 13.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
14. 14.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
15. 15.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
16. 16.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
17. 17.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
19. 19.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
20. 20.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
21. 21.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
22. 22.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
23. 23.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
25. 25.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
27. 27.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
28. 28.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
29. 29.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
31. 31.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
32. 32.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
34. 34.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
35. 35.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
38. 38.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
39. 39.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
40. 40.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past

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