Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 957 · 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 bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
6. 6.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
8. 8.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
9. 9.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
10. 10.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
11. 11.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
12. 12.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
13. 13.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
14. 14.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
15. 15.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
16. 16.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
18. 18.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
19. 19.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
20. 20.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
21. 21.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
22. 22.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
23. 23.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
24. 24.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
26. 26.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
27. 27.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
28. 28.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
29. 29.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
31. 31.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
32. 32.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
33. 33.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
34. 34.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
35. 35.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
36. 36.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
37. 37.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
39. 39.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
40. 40.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise

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