Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 984 · 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: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
3. 3.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
4. 4.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
5. 5.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
6. 6.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
9. 9.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
10. 10.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
12. 12.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
16. 16.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
17. 17.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
19. 19.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
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 tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
24. 24.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
25. 25.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
26. 26.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
27. 27.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
28. 28.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
30. 30.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
32. 32.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
33. 33.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
34. 34.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
35. 35.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
36. 36.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
37. 37.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
38. 38.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
40. 40.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your

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