Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 921 · 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: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
2. 2.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
3. 3.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
4. 4.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
5. 5.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
6. 6.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
8. 8.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
9. 9.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
10. 10.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
11. 11.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
12. 12.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
14. 14.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
15. 15.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
16. 16.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
17. 17.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
18. 18.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
19. 19.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
20. 20.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
23. 23.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
24. 24.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
25. 25.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
27. 27.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
31. 31.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
33. 33.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
34. 34.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
35. 35.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
36. 36.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
37. 37.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
38. 38.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
40. 40.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device

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