Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 968 · 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: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
2. 2.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
3. 3.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
4. 4.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
5. 5.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
6. 6.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
7. 7.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
9. 9.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
11. 11.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
13. 13.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
14. 14.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
15. 15.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
16. 16.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
17. 17.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
18. 18.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
20. 20.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
21. 21.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
22. 22.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
24. 24.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
25. 25.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
26. 26.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
27. 27.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
28. 28.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
30. 30.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
31. 31.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
32. 32.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
33. 33.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
34. 34.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
35. 35.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
36. 36.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
37. 37.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
38. 38.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
39. 39.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend

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