Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 888 · 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: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
3. 3.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
4. 4.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
5. 5.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
6. 6.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
7. 7.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
8. 8.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
9. 9.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
10. 10.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
11. 11.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
12. 12.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
13. 13.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
14. 14.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
15. 15.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
16. 16.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
17. 17.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
19. 19.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
21. 21.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
22. 22.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
23. 23.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
24. 24.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
25. 25.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
27. 27.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
29. 29.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
30. 30.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
31. 31.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
33. 33.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
34. 34.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
35. 35.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
37. 37.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
38. 38.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
39. 39.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
40. 40.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already

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