Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 946 · 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: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
3. 3.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
4. 4.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
5. 5.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
8. 8.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
9. 9.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
10. 10.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
11. 11.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
13. 13.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
15. 15.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
16. 16.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
17. 17.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
18. 18.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
19. 19.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
21. 21.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
22. 22.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
24. 24.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
25. 25.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
26. 26.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
28. 28.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
29. 29.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
30. 30.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
31. 31.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
32. 32.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
33. 33.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
34. 34.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
35. 35.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
36. 36.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
37. 37.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
39. 39.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
40. 40.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break

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