Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 971 · 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: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
3. 3.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
4. 4.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
5. 5.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
6. 6.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
7. 7.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
8. 8.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
10. 10.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
11. 11.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
12. 12.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
13. 13.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
14. 14.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
15. 15.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
16. 16.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
18. 18.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
19. 19.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
20. 20.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
21. 21.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
22. 22.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
25. 25.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
27. 27.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
28. 28.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
29. 29.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
31. 31.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
32. 32.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
33. 33.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
34. 34.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
36. 36.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
37. 37.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
38. 38.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
39. 39.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
40. 40.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying

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