Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 977 · 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 medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
4. 4.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
5. 5.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
7. 7.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
8. 8.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
10. 10.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
11. 11.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
12. 12.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
13. 13.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
15. 15.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
16. 16.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
17. 17.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
18. 18.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
19. 19.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
20. 20.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
21. 21.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
23. 23.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
24. 24.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
26. 26.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
29. 29.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
30. 30.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
31. 31.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
33. 33.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
34. 34.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
36. 36.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
38. 38.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
39. 39.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
40. 40.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth

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