Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 802 · 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 ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
2. 2.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
3. 3.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
6. 6.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
7. 7.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
8. 8.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
10. 10.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
12. 12.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
15. 15.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
16. 16.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
18. 18.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
19. 19.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
21. 21.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
23. 23.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
24. 24.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
25. 25.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
27. 27.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
28. 28.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
29. 29.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
30. 30.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
32. 32.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
33. 33.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
34. 34.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
35. 35.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
38. 38.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
40. 40.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning

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