Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 800 · 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) alter (b) altar
2. 2.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
3. 3.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
4. 4.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
5. 5.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
6. 6.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
8. 8.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
9. 9.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
10. 10.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
11. 11.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
12. 12.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
14. 14.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
15. 15.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
16. 16.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
17. 17.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
19. 19.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
20. 20.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
21. 21.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
24. 24.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
26. 26.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
28. 28.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
29. 29.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
30. 30.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
31. 31.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
32. 32.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
34. 34.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
35. 35.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
36. 36.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
38. 38.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
40. 40.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than

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