Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 862 · 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: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
2. 2.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
3. 3.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
4. 4.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
5. 5.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
6. 6.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
8. 8.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
10. 10.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
11. 11.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
12. 12.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
14. 14.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
15. 15.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
16. 16.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
17. 17.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
18. 18.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
20. 20.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
21. 21.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
22. 22.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
24. 24.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
25. 25.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
26. 26.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
27. 27.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
28. 28.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
29. 29.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
30. 30.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (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: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
33. 33.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
34. 34.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
37. 37.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
40. 40.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice

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