Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 863 · 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: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
2. 2.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
3. 3.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
4. 4.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
7. 7.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
8. 8.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
9. 9.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
10. 10.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
15. 15.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
16. 16.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
17. 17.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
19. 19.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
20. 20.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
21. 21.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
23. 23.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
24. 24.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
25. 25.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
26. 26.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
27. 27.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
28. 28.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
31. 31.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
32. 32.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
34. 34.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
35. 35.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
36. 36.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
37. 37.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
38. 38.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
39. 39.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
40. 40.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose

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