Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 987 · 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: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
2. 2.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
3. 3.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
4. 4.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
5. 5.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
6. 6.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
7. 7.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
8. 8.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
10. 10.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
11. 11.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
12. 12.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
13. 13.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
14. 14.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
15. 15.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
16. 16.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
17. 17.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
19. 19.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
20. 20.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
21. 21.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
23. 23.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
25. 25.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
26. 26.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
27. 27.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
28. 28.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
29. 29.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
30. 30.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
31. 31.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
32. 32.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
33. 33.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
34. 34.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
36. 36.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
38. 38.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
39. 39.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether

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