Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 824 · 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: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
2. 2.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
3. 3.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
4. 4.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
6. 6.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
7. 7.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
8. 8.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
10. 10.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
11. 11.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
12. 12.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
13. 13.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
14. 14.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
15. 15.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
16. 16.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
17. 17.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
18. 18.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
21. 21.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
23. 23.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
24. 24.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
25. 25.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
26. 26.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
28. 28.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
29. 29.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
31. 31.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
32. 32.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
33. 33.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
34. 34.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
35. 35.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
36. 36.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
38. 38.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
40. 40.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel

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