Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 939 · 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: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
5. 5.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
6. 6.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
7. 7.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
8. 8.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
10. 10.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
11. 11.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
12. 12.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
13. 13.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
14. 14.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
15. 15.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
16. 16.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
17. 17.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
18. 18.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
19. 19.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
20. 20.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
21. 21.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
22. 22.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
23. 23.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
25. 25.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
26. 26.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
27. 27.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
28. 28.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
29. 29.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
30. 30.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
31. 31.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
33. 33.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
34. 34.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
35. 35.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
36. 36.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
37. 37.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
38. 38.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
39. 39.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
40. 40.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly

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