Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 952 · 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: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
3. 3.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
4. 4.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
6. 6.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
8. 8.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
9. 9.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
10. 10.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
11. 11.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
12. 12.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
14. 14.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
15. 15.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
16. 16.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
18. 18.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
20. 20.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
21. 21.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
22. 22.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
23. 23.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
24. 24.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
25. 25.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
29. 29.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
30. 30.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
31. 31.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
32. 32.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
33. 33.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
34. 34.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
35. 35.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
36. 36.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
38. 38.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
39. 39.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
40. 40.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral

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