Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 833 · 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: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
2. 2.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
3. 3.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
4. 4.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
6. 6.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
7. 7.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
9. 9.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
10. 10.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
11. 11.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
12. 12.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
14. 14.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
17. 17.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
18. 18.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
19. 19.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
20. 20.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
21. 21.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
22. 22.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
24. 24.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
26. 26.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
27. 27.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
29. 29.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
30. 30.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
32. 32.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
34. 34.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
35. 35.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
36. 36.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
38. 38.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
39. 39.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
40. 40.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel

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