Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 999 · 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: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
3. 3.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
6. 6.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
7. 7.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
8. 8.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
10. 10.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
11. 11.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
13. 13.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
14. 14.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
15. 15.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
16. 16.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
17. 17.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
20. 20.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
21. 21.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
22. 22.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
23. 23.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
25. 25.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
26. 26.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
27. 27.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
29. 29.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
30. 30.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
31. 31.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
33. 33.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
34. 34.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
35. 35.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
36. 36.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
37. 37.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
39. 39.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
40. 40.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert

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