Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 834 · 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 rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
3. 3.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
4. 4.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
5. 5.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
6. 6.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
7. 7.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
9. 9.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
12. 12.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
14. 14.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
15. 15.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
16. 16.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
17. 17.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
18. 18.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
19. 19.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
20. 20.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
21. 21.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
23. 23.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
24. 24.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
25. 25.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
27. 27.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
28. 28.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
30. 30.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
31. 31.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
34. 34.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
35. 35.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
36. 36.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
37. 37.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
38. 38.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
40. 40.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were

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