Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 825 · 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: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
2. 2.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
3. 3.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
4. 4.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
6. 6.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
8. 8.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
9. 9.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
10. 10.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
12. 12.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
13. 13.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
15. 15.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
16. 16.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
17. 17.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
18. 18.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
19. 19.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
20. 20.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
21. 21.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
23. 23.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
25. 25.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
26. 26.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
27. 27.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
28. 28.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
29. 29.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
30. 30.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
32. 32.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
34. 34.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
36. 36.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
37. 37.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
40. 40.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy

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