Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 817 · 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: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
2. 2.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
3. 3.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
4. 4.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
8. 8.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
9. 9.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
10. 10.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
11. 11.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
13. 13.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
15. 15.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
16. 16.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
17. 17.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
18. 18.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
19. 19.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
20. 20.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
21. 21.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
22. 22.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
23. 23.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
24. 24.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
25. 25.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
27. 27.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
28. 28.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
30. 30.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
32. 32.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
33. 33.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
35. 35.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
36. 36.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
37. 37.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
38. 38.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
39. 39.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
40. 40.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past

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