Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 927 · 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: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
2. 2.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
4. 4.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
5. 5.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
6. 6.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
7. 7.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
9. 9.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
10. 10.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
11. 11.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
12. 12.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
14. 14.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
15. 15.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
17. 17.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
21. 21.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
22. 22.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
24. 24.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
25. 25.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
26. 26.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
27. 27.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
28. 28.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
29. 29.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
30. 30.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
31. 31.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
34. 34.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
35. 35.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
37. 37.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
38. 38.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
39. 39.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
40. 40.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent

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