Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 930 · 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: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
2. 2.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
3. 3.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
6. 6.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
8. 8.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
9. 9.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
10. 10.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
11. 11.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
12. 12.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
13. 13.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
14. 14.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
15. 15.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
16. 16.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
17. 17.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
19. 19.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
22. 22.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
23. 23.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
24. 24.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
25. 25.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
26. 26.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
27. 27.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
28. 28.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
29. 29.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
30. 30.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
31. 31.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
33. 33.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
34. 34.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
35. 35.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
36. 36.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
37. 37.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
38. 38.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
39. 39.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
40. 40.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent

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