Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 970 · 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: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
6. 6.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
7. 7.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
8. 8.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
9. 9.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
11. 11.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
12. 12.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
14. 14.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
16. 16.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
18. 18.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
19. 19.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
20. 20.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
21. 21.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
22. 22.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
23. 23.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
24. 24.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
26. 26.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
27. 27.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
28. 28.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
30. 30.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
31. 31.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
32. 32.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
33. 33.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
34. 34.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
37. 37.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
38. 38.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow

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