Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 905 · 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 diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
2. 2.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
3. 3.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
4. 4.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
5. 5.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
6. 6.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
7. 7.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
8. 8.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
9. 9.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
10. 10.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
11. 11.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
12. 12.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
13. 13.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
15. 15.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
18. 18.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
19. 19.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
20. 20.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
21. 21.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
23. 23.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
24. 24.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
25. 25.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
28. 28.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
29. 29.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
30. 30.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
31. 31.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
32. 32.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
33. 33.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
36. 36.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
37. 37.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
38. 38.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
39. 39.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
40. 40.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its

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