Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 897 · 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 best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
2. 2.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
3. 3.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
5. 5.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
6. 6.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
7. 7.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
8. 8.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
10. 10.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
11. 11.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
12. 12.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
13. 13.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
14. 14.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
15. 15.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
18. 18.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
19. 19.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
20. 20.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
21. 21.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
23. 23.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
24. 24.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
25. 25.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
28. 28.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
29. 29.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
30. 30.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
31. 31.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
32. 32.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
34. 34.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
35. 35.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
36. 36.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
37. 37.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
38. 38.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
39. 39.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal

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