Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 864 · 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 ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
2. 2.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
3. 3.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
5. 5.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
6. 6.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
7. 7.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
9. 9.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
10. 10.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
14. 14.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
16. 16.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
17. 17.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
18. 18.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
19. 19.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
20. 20.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
21. 21.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
22. 22.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
23. 23.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
25. 25.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
26. 26.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
27. 27.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
28. 28.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
29. 29.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
30. 30.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
31. 31.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
34. 34.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
35. 35.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
37. 37.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
38. 38.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
39. 39.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
40. 40.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite

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