Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 883 · 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: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
3. 3.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
6. 6.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
7. 7.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
8. 8.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
10. 10.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
11. 11.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
12. 12.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
14. 14.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
15. 15.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
16. 16.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
19. 19.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
20. 20.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
22. 22.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
27. 27.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
28. 28.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
29. 29.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
30. 30.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
32. 32.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
33. 33.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
34. 34.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
35. 35.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
36. 36.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
37. 37.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
38. 38.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
39. 39.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
40. 40.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides

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