Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 894 · 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: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
2. 2.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
3. 3.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
4. 4.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
5. 5.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
6. 6.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
7. 7.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
8. 8.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
9. 9.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
10. 10.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
11. 11.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
12. 12.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
14. 14.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
16. 16.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
17. 17.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
18. 18.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
20. 20.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
22. 22.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
23. 23.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
24. 24.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
25. 25.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
26. 26.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
27. 27.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
28. 28.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
29. 29.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
30. 30.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
31. 31.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
32. 32.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
35. 35.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
37. 37.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
38. 38.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
39. 39.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
40. 40.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally

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