Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 893 · 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: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
2. 2.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
3. 3.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
4. 4.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
5. 5.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
6. 6.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
7. 7.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
8. 8.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
9. 9.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
10. 10.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
12. 12.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
15. 15.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
17. 17.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
18. 18.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
19. 19.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
21. 21.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
22. 22.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
24. 24.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
25. 25.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
27. 27.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
28. 28.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
29. 29.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
31. 31.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
33. 33.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
35. 35.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
36. 36.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
38. 38.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
39. 39.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
40. 40.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your

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