Identify the misspelled word in the list below.
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1. Spontaneous
2. Supersede
3. Susceptable Your answer
4. Sophomore
Identify the misspelled word in the list below.
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1. Connoisseur
2. Cachet
3. Charateristic Your answer
4. Catastrophe
8. 8. 30. Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of apostrophes?
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1. Helga borrowed her friends skates for the day; however, she failed to return them. Your answer
2. Thousands of bargains are available during the holiday season, but I cant find time to shop.
3. The koala bear closed its eyes and fell fast asleep.
4. Although I like the Joneses, Im angry at them for breaking all of Ralphs tools.
9. 9. 10. Choose the definition that best reflects the meaning of the word in CAPITAL LETTERS as it is used in the sentence below.
It would BEHOOVE you to show a little more respect to the judge and jury who are deciding your case.
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1. Be detrimental to
2. Be too much trouble to
3. Be worthwhile or proper for; be incumbent upon Your answer
10. 10. 5. Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly an antonym of the word below.
AVARICE
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1. Materialism
2. Loneliness
3. Generosity Your answer
4. State of good health
11. 11. 21. Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.
Sharon must go to the bank today, said Albert.
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1. Albert said Sharon has to go to the bank today.
2. Albert says Sharon will have to go to the bank today.
3. Albert says Sharon must go to the bank today.
4. Albert said Sharon had to go to the bank that day. Your answer
12. 12. 22. Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.
sleeping likes the. midday Katie until on weekends
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1. sleeping Katie likes until midday on the weekends.
2. Katie likes on sleeping until the midday weekends.
3. Katie likes sleeping on midday until the weekends.
4. Katie likes sleeping until midday on the weekends. Your answer
5. Katie likes sleeping until weekends on the midday.
13. 13. 9. Choose the definition that best reflects the meaning of the word in CAPITAL LETTERS as it is used in the sentence below.
The community theater troupe faced one problem after another, so it was no surprise that their season ended in a DEBACLE.
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1. Conundrum
2. Complete failure; breaking up Your answer
3. Spectacle; display
14. 14. 27. Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.
That house used to be ______, but ______ have given it to ______.
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1. mine, I, her Your answer
2. mine, me, her
3. my, I, her
4. myself, she, her
15. 15. 4. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct set of words from the options below.
She hastened to _________ me that she intends to pay the bill, and that she will _________ that the check is mailed today.
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1. ensure/insure
2. insure/assure
3. assure/ensure Your answer
4. ensure/assure
16. 16. 15. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
On the ____________ day of Christmas, Lucy was annoyed to find her yard full of noisy drummers drumming.
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1. twelth
2. twelfeth
3. twelfth Your answer
4. twelvth
17.17. 29. Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
I placed my notes _______ my desk and referred to them _______ the meeting.
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1. upon, around
2. with, at
3. beside, during Your answer
4. at, among
18. 18. 23. Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.
Does Jack wear that furry hat often?
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1. No, he only wears it when his ears are cold. Your answer
2. No, he just liked to wear it for fun sometimes.
3. Yes, and it can so annoying!
4. Yes, but dont said anything about it to him.
19. 19. 20. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
He __________ a summer house, an exercise bike, and a hamster in the divorce settlement.
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1. akquired
2. acquired Your answer
3. accquired
4. ecquired
20. 20. 2. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct set of words from the options below.
Our lawyers have informed us that while the new tax laws will not __________ our business directly, they may have an adverse _________ on the spending power of our customers.
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1. effect/affect
2. affect/effect Your answer
3. affect/affect
4. effect/effect
21. 21. 1. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct word from the options below.
The proposed after-school tutoring program promises _______________ benefits to the students and the community.
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1. innumerable Your answer
2. enumerable
22. 22. 11. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
He wrote __________on every topic from shoestrings to string theory.
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1. prollifically
2. prolificaly
3. prollificaly
4. prolifically Your answer
23. 23. 16. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
The judge granted the reluctant witness complete ____________ from prosecution for his part in the crime.
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1. emnesty
2. amnesty Your answer
3. amnasty
4. anmesty
