Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 860 · 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: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
4. 4.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
6. 6.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
7. 7.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
10. 10.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
11. 11.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
13. 13.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
16. 16.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
17. 17.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
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: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
21. 21.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
22. 22.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
23. 23.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
24. 24.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
25. 25.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
26. 26.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
27. 27.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
29. 29.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
30. 30.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
31. 31.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
32. 32.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
33. 33.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
34. 34.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
35. 35.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
36. 36.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
37. 37.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
38. 38.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
39. 39.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
40. 40.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where

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