Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 827 · 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: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
4. 4.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
5. 5.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
8. 8.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
9. 9.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
10. 10.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
11. 11.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
12. 12.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
13. 13.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
14. 14.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
15. 15.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
16. 16.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
17. 17.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
19. 19.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
20. 20.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
21. 21.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
22. 22.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
23. 23.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
24. 24.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
27. 27.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
28. 28.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
29. 29.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
31. 31.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
32. 32.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
33. 33.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
34. 34.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
35. 35.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
36. 36.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
37. 37.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
38. 38.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
39. 39.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
40. 40.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were

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