Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 91 · 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: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
2. 2.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
3. 3.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
6. 6.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
7. 7.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
9. 9.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
10. 10.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
11. 11.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
12. 12.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
13. 13.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
14. 14.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
16. 16.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
17. 17.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
19. 19.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
21. 21.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
22. 22.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
23. 23.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
24. 24.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
25. 25.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
26. 26.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
27. 27.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
28. 28.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
29. 29.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
30. 30.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
31. 31.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
32. 32.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
33. 33.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
34. 34.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
35. 35.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
37. 37.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
38. 38.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
39. 39.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
40. 40.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath

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