Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 822 · 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 plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
2. 2.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
3. 3.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
4. 4.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
5. 5.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
6. 6.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
7. 7.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
8. 8.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
9. 9.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
10. 10.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
11. 11.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
14. 14.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
15. 15.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
16. 16.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
17. 17.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
18. 18.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
19. 19.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
20. 20.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
23. 23.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
24. 24.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
25. 25.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
26. 26.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
27. 27.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
28. 28.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
29. 29.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
30. 30.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
31. 31.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
32. 32.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
34. 34.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
35. 35.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
37. 37.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
38. 38.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
40. 40.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later

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