Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 876 · 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: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
2. 2.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
3. 3.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
4. 4.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
5. 5.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
7. 7.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
8. 8.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
9. 9.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
10. 10.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
11. 11.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
12. 12.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
13. 13.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
14. 14.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
15. 15.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
16. 16.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
17. 17.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
18. 18.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
20. 20.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
21. 21.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
24. 24.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
26. 26.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
27. 27.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
29. 29.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
30. 30.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
31. 31.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
32. 32.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
34. 34.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
36. 36.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
37. 37.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
38. 38.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
40. 40.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary

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