Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 829 · 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: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
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: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
4. 4.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
5. 5.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
6. 6.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
7. 7.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
8. 8.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
10. 10.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
11. 11.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
12. 12.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
13. 13.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
15. 15.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
16. 16.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
17. 17.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
19. 19.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
20. 20.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
21. 21.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
23. 23.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
24. 24.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
25. 25.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
26. 26.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
27. 27.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
28. 28.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
29. 29.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
31. 31.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
32. 32.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
33. 33.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
34. 34.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
35. 35.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
36. 36.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
37. 37.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
38. 38.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
39. 39.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
40. 40.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your

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