Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 961 · 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: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
2. 2.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
3. 3.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
4. 4.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
5. 5.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
6. 6.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
7. 7.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
8. 8.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
9. 9.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
10. 10.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
11. 11.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
12. 12.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
14. 14.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
15. 15.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
16. 16.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
18. 18.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
19. 19.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
21. 21.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
23. 23.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
24. 24.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
25. 25.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
26. 26.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
27. 27.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
29. 29.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
31. 31.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
32. 32.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
33. 33.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
34. 34.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
36. 36.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
37. 37.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
38. 38.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
40. 40.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then

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