Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 997 · 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 ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
2. 2.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
3. 3.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
4. 4.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
5. 5.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
6. 6.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
7. 7.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
8. 8.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
9. 9.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
10. 10.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
11. 11.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
13. 13.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
16. 16.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
17. 17.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
18. 18.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
19. 19.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
21. 21.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
22. 22.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
23. 23.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
24. 24.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
25. 25.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
26. 26.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
28. 28.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
29. 29.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
31. 31.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
32. 32.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
33. 33.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
34. 34.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
35. 35.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
37. 37.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
39. 39.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented

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