Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 803 · 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: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
3. 3.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
4. 4.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
5. 5.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
6. 6.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
8. 8.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
9. 9.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
10. 10.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
12. 12.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
14. 14.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
16. 16.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
17. 17.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
18. 18.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
20. 20.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
21. 21.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
22. 22.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
23. 23.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
24. 24.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
25. 25.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
26. 26.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
27. 27.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
28. 28.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
29. 29.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
30. 30.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
33. 33.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
35. 35.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
36. 36.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
38. 38.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
39. 39.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
40. 40.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than

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