Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 913 · 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: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
2. 2.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
4. 4.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
5. 5.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
7. 7.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
8. 8.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
10. 10.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
12. 12.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
13. 13.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
14. 14.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
15. 15.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
16. 16.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
18. 18.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
19. 19.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
22. 22.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
23. 23.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
24. 24.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
25. 25.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
26. 26.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
28. 28.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
29. 29.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
30. 30.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
31. 31.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
32. 32.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
33. 33.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
34. 34.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
35. 35.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
36. 36.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
37. 37.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
39. 39.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
40. 40.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect

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