Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 889 · 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 letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
2. 2.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
4. 4.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
6. 6.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
7. 7.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
8. 8.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
9. 9.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
10. 10.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
12. 12.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
13. 13.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
14. 14.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
15. 15.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
16. 16.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
17. 17.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
18. 18.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
21. 21.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
25. 25.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
26. 26.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
27. 27.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
28. 28.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
29. 29.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
30. 30.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
31. 31.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
34. 34.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
35. 35.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
36. 36.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
37. 37.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
39. 39.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow

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