Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 814 · 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: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
2. 2.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
3. 3.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
4. 4.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
6. 6.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
7. 7.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
9. 9.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
10. 10.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
11. 11.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
12. 12.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
13. 13.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
14. 14.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
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: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
17. 17.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
18. 18.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
19. 19.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
20. 20.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
21. 21.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
22. 22.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
23. 23.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
26. 26.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
27. 27.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
28. 28.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
30. 30.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
33. 33.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
35. 35.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
38. 38.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
39. 39.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
40. 40.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose

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