Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 907 · 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: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
2. 2.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
3. 3.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
4. 4.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
5. 5.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
6. 6.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
7. 7.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
8. 8.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
9. 9.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
12. 12.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
13. 13.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
14. 14.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
15. 15.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
16. 16.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
18. 18.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
19. 19.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
20. 20.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
21. 21.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
24. 24.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
25. 25.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
26. 26.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
27. 27.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
28. 28.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
29. 29.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
31. 31.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
35. 35.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
36. 36.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
37. 37.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
38. 38.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
39. 39.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
40. 40.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except

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