Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 940 · 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) cite (b) sight (c) site
2. 2.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
4. 4.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
6. 6.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
7. 7.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
10. 10.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
11. 11.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
12. 12.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
13. 13.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
16. 16.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
17. 17.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
18. 18.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
19. 19.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
20. 20.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
21. 21.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
23. 23.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
24. 24.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
25. 25.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
26. 26.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
27. 27.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
29. 29.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
30. 30.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
31. 31.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
32. 32.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
33. 33.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
34. 34.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
36. 36.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
37. 37.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
38. 38.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
40. 40.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later

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