Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 983 · 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: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
2. 2.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
3. 3.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
4. 4.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
5. 5.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
6. 6.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
7. 7.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
8. 8.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
9. 9.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
10. 10.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
11. 11.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
12. 12.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
13. 13.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
14. 14.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
15. 15.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
19. 19.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
23. 23.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
24. 24.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
28. 28.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
29. 29.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
30. 30.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
31. 31.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
32. 32.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
33. 33.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
35. 35.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
36. 36.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
37. 37.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
38. 38.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
40. 40.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter

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