Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 959 · 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 sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
2. 2.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
3. 3.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
4. 4.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
7. 7.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
9. 9.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
10. 10.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
11. 11.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
12. 12.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
13. 13.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
14. 14.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
15. 15.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
16. 16.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
17. 17.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
19. 19.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
20. 20.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
21. 21.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
22. 22.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
23. 23.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
24. 24.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
25. 25.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
26. 26.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
27. 27.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
30. 30.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
31. 31.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
32. 32.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
33. 33.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
34. 34.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
37. 37.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
38. 38.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
39. 39.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
40. 40.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past

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