Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 819 · 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: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
3. 3.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
4. 4.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
7. 7.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
8. 8.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
9. 9.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
11. 11.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
14. 14.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
15. 15.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
16. 16.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
17. 17.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
18. 18.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
21. 21.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
22. 22.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
23. 23.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
24. 24.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
26. 26.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
27. 27.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
29. 29.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
30. 30.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
31. 31.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
32. 32.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
33. 33.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
34. 34.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
35. 35.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
37. 37.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
38. 38.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
39. 39.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
40. 40.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt

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