Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 86 · 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: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
4. 4.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
6. 6.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
7. 7.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
8. 8.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
9. 9.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
10. 10.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
11. 11.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
14. 14.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
15. 15.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
16. 16.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
18. 18.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
19. 19.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
20. 20.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
22. 22.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
24. 24.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
25. 25.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
26. 26.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
27. 27.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
28. 28.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
29. 29.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
30. 30.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
31. 31.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
32. 32.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
33. 33.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
34. 34.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
35. 35.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
36. 36.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
37. 37.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
38. 38.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
39. 39.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
40. 40.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt

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