Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 80 · 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: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
2. 2.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
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 ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
5. 5.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
6. 6.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
7. 7.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
8. 8.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
10. 10.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
12. 12.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
13. 13.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
17. 17.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
19. 19.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
20. 20.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
21. 21.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
24. 24.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
25. 25.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
27. 27.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
28. 28.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
29. 29.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
31. 31.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
32. 32.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
33. 33.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
34. 34.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
35. 35.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
36. 36.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
37. 37.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
38. 38.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
40. 40.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter

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