Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 95 · 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: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
4. 4.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
6. 6.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
7. 7.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
8. 8.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
10. 10.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
12. 12.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
13. 13.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
14. 14.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
16. 16.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
17. 17.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
18. 18.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
19. 19.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
21. 21.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
22. 22.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
23. 23.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
25. 25.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
26. 26.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
27. 27.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
29. 29.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
31. 31.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
34. 34.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
35. 35.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
37. 37.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
38. 38.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
39. 39.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
40. 40.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying

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