Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 846 · 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: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
2. 2.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
3. 3.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
4. 4.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
6. 6.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
7. 7.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
9. 9.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
11. 11.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
12. 12.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
13. 13.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
14. 14.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
16. 16.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
17. 17.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
18. 18.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
19. 19.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
20. 20.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
22. 22.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
23. 23.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
24. 24.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
26. 26.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
27. 27.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
28. 28.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
30. 30.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
31. 31.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
32. 32.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
34. 34.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
36. 36.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
37. 37.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
38. 38.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
40. 40.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder

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