Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 854 · 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 ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
2. 2.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
3. 3.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
5. 5.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
8. 8.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
9. 9.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
10. 10.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
11. 11.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
12. 12.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
13. 13.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
15. 15.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
17. 17.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
18. 18.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
19. 19.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
22. 22.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
23. 23.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
24. 24.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
25. 25.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
26. 26.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
27. 27.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
28. 28.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
29. 29.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
30. 30.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
31. 31.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
32. 32.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
33. 33.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
34. 34.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
36. 36.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
37. 37.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
38. 38.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
40. 40.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes

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