Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 991 · 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: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
2. 2.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
3. 3.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
5. 5.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
7. 7.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
9. 9.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
10. 10.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
11. 11.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
13. 13.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
14. 14.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
15. 15.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
16. 16.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
19. 19.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
20. 20.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
21. 21.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
22. 22.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
23. 23.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
25. 25.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
27. 27.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
28. 28.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
29. 29.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
30. 30.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
31. 31.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
33. 33.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
34. 34.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
35. 35.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
36. 36.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
37. 37.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
40. 40.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel

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