Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 870 · 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 flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
2. 2.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
3. 3.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
4. 4.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
6. 6.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
7. 7.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
9. 9.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
10. 10.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
11. 11.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
12. 12.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
14. 14.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
15. 15.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
16. 16.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
18. 18.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
19. 19.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
20. 20.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
22. 22.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
23. 23.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
24. 24.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
25. 25.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
27. 27.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
28. 28.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
29. 29.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
30. 30.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
32. 32.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
33. 33.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
34. 34.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
36. 36.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
38. 38.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
39. 39.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
40. 40.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then

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