Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 812 · 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) advise (b) advice
2. 2.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
3. 3.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
4. 4.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
5. 5.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
6. 6.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
7. 7.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
9. 9.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
10. 10.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
11. 11.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
12. 12.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
15. 15.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
16. 16.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
18. 18.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
19. 19.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
21. 21.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
22. 22.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
23. 23.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
25. 25.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
26. 26.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
27. 27.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
28. 28.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
30. 30.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
31. 31.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
32. 32.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
34. 34.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
35. 35.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
38. 38.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
39. 39.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
40. 40.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally

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