Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 81 · 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: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
2. 2.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
3. 3.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
4. 4.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
5. 5.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
7. 7.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
8. 8.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
9. 9.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
10. 10.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
11. 11.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
12. 12.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
13. 13.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
15. 15.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
16. 16.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
17. 17.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
19. 19.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
20. 20.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
21. 21.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
22. 22.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
23. 23.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
24. 24.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
25. 25.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
26. 26.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
27. 27.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
28. 28.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
29. 29.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
30. 30.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
31. 31.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
32. 32.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
33. 33.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
34. 34.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
35. 35.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
36. 36.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
37. 37.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
38. 38.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
39. 39.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
40. 40.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except

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