Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 878 · 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: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
2. 2.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
3. 3.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
4. 4.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
5. 5.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
6. 6.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
7. 7.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
8. 8.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
10. 10.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
11. 11.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
13. 13.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
14. 14.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
15. 15.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
16. 16.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
17. 17.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
19. 19.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
20. 20.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
22. 22.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
23. 23.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
25. 25.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
27. 27.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
28. 28.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
29. 29.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
30. 30.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
31. 31.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
32. 32.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
36. 36.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
38. 38.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
39. 39.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
40. 40.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary

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