Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 828 · 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: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
2. 2.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
3. 3.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
4. 4.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
5. 5.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
6. 6.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
7. 7.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
8. 8.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
9. 9.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
10. 10.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
11. 11.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
12. 12.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
13. 13.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
14. 14.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
16. 16.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
17. 17.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
18. 18.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
20. 20.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
21. 21.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
22. 22.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
24. 24.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
26. 26.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
27. 27.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
28. 28.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
29. 29.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
30. 30.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
32. 32.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
34. 34.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
35. 35.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
36. 36.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
37. 37.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
39. 39.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
40. 40.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning

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