Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 873 · 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: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
2. 2.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
3. 3.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
4. 4.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
5. 5.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
7. 7.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
8. 8.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
9. 9.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
10. 10.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
11. 11.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
12. 12.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
14. 14.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
15. 15.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
16. 16.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
17. 17.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
18. 18.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
19. 19.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
21. 21.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
22. 22.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
24. 24.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
25. 25.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
26. 26.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
28. 28.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
29. 29.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
32. 32.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
33. 33.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
34. 34.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
35. 35.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
36. 36.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
37. 37.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
38. 38.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
39. 39.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
40. 40.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel

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