Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 874 · 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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
2. 2.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
4. 4.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
6. 6.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
9. 9.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
10. 10.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
13. 13.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
14. 14.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
15. 15.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
16. 16.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
17. 17.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
18. 18.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
19. 19.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
21. 21.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
22. 22.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
23. 23.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
24. 24.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
26. 26.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
27. 27.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
30. 30.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
31. 31.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
32. 32.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
33. 33.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
34. 34.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
35. 35.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
36. 36.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
38. 38.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
39. 39.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal

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