Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 935 · 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: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
2. 2.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
5. 5.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
6. 6.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
7. 7.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
8. 8.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
10. 10.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
11. 11.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
13. 13.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
15. 15.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
18. 18.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
19. 19.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
20. 20.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
21. 21.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
22. 22.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
26. 26.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
27. 27.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
28. 28.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
29. 29.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
30. 30.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
31. 31.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
32. 32.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
33. 33.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
34. 34.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
36. 36.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
38. 38.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
39. 39.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
40. 40.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented

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