Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 807 · 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: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
2. 2.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
3. 3.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
5. 5.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
6. 6.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
7. 7.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
8. 8.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
9. 9.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
10. 10.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
11. 11.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
12. 12.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
13. 13.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
14. 14.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
15. 15.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
16. 16.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
19. 19.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
20. 20.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
21. 21.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
22. 22.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
23. 23.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
27. 27.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
28. 28.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
29. 29.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
30. 30.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
32. 32.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
33. 33.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
34. 34.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
35. 35.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
36. 36.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
38. 38.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
39. 39.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
40. 40.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery

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