Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 806 · 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: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
2. 2.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
4. 4.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
6. 6.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
7. 7.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
8. 8.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
10. 10.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
11. 11.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
12. 12.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
13. 13.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
15. 15.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
18. 18.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
19. 19.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
21. 21.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
22. 22.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
23. 23.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
24. 24.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
25. 25.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
27. 27.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
28. 28.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
29. 29.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
30. 30.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
31. 31.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
32. 32.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
33. 33.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
34. 34.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
35. 35.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
36. 36.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
37. 37.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
38. 38.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
39. 39.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
40. 40.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course

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