Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 892 · 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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
2. 2.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
4. 4.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
6. 6.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
7. 7.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
9. 9.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
11. 11.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
13. 13.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
15. 15.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
16. 16.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
17. 17.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
18. 18.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
19. 19.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
20. 20.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
22. 22.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
25. 25.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
26. 26.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
28. 28.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
30. 30.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
31. 31.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
32. 32.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
34. 34.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
35. 35.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
37. 37.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
39. 39.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
40. 40.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already

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