Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 90 · 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 ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
2. 2.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
3. 3.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
4. 4.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
5. 5.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
6. 6.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
7. 7.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
10. 10.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
11. 11.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
13. 13.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
15. 15.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
16. 16.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
17. 17.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
18. 18.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
19. 19.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
20. 20.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
21. 21.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
22. 22.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
23. 23.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
24. 24.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
25. 25.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
27. 27.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
28. 28.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
29. 29.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
31. 31.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
32. 32.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
34. 34.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
35. 35.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
36. 36.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
37. 37.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
38. 38.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
39. 39.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept

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