Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 840 · 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 test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
2. 2.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
3. 3.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
4. 4.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
5. 5.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
6. 6.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
8. 8.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
9. 9.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
10. 10.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
11. 11.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
12. 12.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
13. 13.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
15. 15.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
16. 16.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
17. 17.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
18. 18.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
19. 19.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
20. 20.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
23. 23.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
25. 25.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
26. 26.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
27. 27.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
28. 28.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
31. 31.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
32. 32.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
34. 34.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
35. 35.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
37. 37.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
38. 38.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
39. 39.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
40. 40.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar

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