Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 831 · 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: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
3. 3.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
4. 4.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
5. 5.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
7. 7.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
8. 8.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
11. 11.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
12. 12.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
13. 13.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
14. 14.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
15. 15.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
16. 16.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
17. 17.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
20. 20.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
22. 22.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
23. 23.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
25. 25.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
27. 27.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
28. 28.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
29. 29.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
31. 31.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
32. 32.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
33. 33.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
34. 34.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
35. 35.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
36. 36.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
38. 38.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
39. 39.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
40. 40.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth

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