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Troublesome Words Homonyms Vocab
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Subjects
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english
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grammar
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. It stands for 'you are.' Ex: __ ugly.
2. To perceive by ear Ex: Didn't you __ the doorbell?
Cloths
Chose
Hear
There
3. Lacking delicacy - taste - or refinement. Ex: This cracker has no taste - it is rather __.
Effect
Its
It's
Coarse
4. To hurl or project Ex: I __ the ball out the window.
Weather
Threw
All right
Council
5. In one end - or surface and out the other. Ex: I could see __ the window.
Your
Council
Through
Compliment
6. To select from a number of possibilities; pick by reference. Ex: I __ the red sweater because the orange one makes me look like Dora the explorer.
Choose
Complement
All right
Stationery
7. An elevated place or structure - as a mound or platform. Ex: They couple will be wed at the __.
Altar
There
Capitol
Advice
8. Fabric sewn to fit humans; apparel. Ex: I need to but some new __ - like that red sweater over there! I don't really prefer the orange one.
Capitol
They're
Stationary
Clothes
9. To continue - plan - or elaborate. Ex: I had to devise a method.
Complement
Chose
Dessert
Devise
10. To smash - split - or divide into parts violently. Ex: You __ the glass vase you retarded idiot!
Break
Principle
Past
Lessons
11. A serving of sweets after the main course of the meal. Ex: I can't wait to get __ after meal - so I can be very fat.
Effect
Dessert
Alright
Past
12. Stands for 'it is' Ex: __ time for you to go to sleep - even though you stay up all night talking about snow cones with me.
13. A form of a possessive case of 'you' used as an attributive adjective. Ex: __ jacket is over there.
Your
Chose
Quite
Except
14. A form of the possessive case of 'they' used as an attributive adjective before a noun. Ex: This is __ home.
All right
Their
Devise
Your
15. A thing made for a particular purpose. Ex: A pencil is a __ made to help people write things.
Coarse
Device
Counsel
Chose
16. Used after comparative adjectives and adverbs to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison. Ex: She is nicer __ than you.
They're
Than
Dessert
Clothes
17. An accepted or professed rule of action or conduct. Ex: A good person has good moral __ - and doesn't allow others to bring themselves down because of their judging.
Write
Principle
Capitol
Hear
18. To inscribe Ex: You should go __ a book.
Threw
Except
Write
Lessons
19. In this place; in this spot or locality. Ex: Put the pen __.
Advise
Here
Course
Chose
20. Standing till or not moving. Ex: I remained __ the whole class.
Stationary
Its
Break
Passed
21. An expression of praise - commendation - or admiration. Ex: I __ your style of music.
All right
Threw
Compliment
Principal
22. By this or that time; previously; prior to or at some specified or implied time. Ex: When we came in - we found they had __ arrived.
Write
Alter
Already
Brake
23. Immediately or soon afterwards. Ex: We ate - ans then walked.
Dessert
There
Stationary
Then
24. The past tense of choose. Ex: You should choose this one - I've __ it before.
Chose
Already
Clothes
Desert
25. Opinion or instruction given in directing the judgement or conduct of another. Ex: Teachers or counselors help __ your behaviors.
Counsel
Than
All Ready
Altar
26. Writing materials or just writing. Ex: All the __ - like pencils and paper - that I need are all on my desk.
Effect
Chose
Here
Stationery
27. The city or town that is the official seat of government in a country - state - etc. Ex: The __ of England is London.
Capital
Counsel
Choose
Your
28. Something that completes or makes perfect. Ex: A good cookie is a __ to a good day.
Choose
Advice
It's
Complement
29. To reduce Ex: He __ the number.
Lessens
Advice
Quiet
Brake
30. An assembly of persons summoned or convened for consultation - deliberation - or advice.
Capitol
Right
Council
Any one
31. Making no noise or sound. Ex: Many people say I am ___ - because I don't speak very much.
Past
Lessons
Passed
Quiet
32. A part of a book - an exercise - etc. Ex: We will be studying this __.
Principle
Coarse
Lessons
Break
33. Anything that has a slowing or stopping effect. Ex: I need to get my __ on my bike because I cant stop when I want to.
Any one
Desert
Brake
Hear
34. To change in some particular size - style - or course. (etc.) Ex: The seamstress __ my coat.
Advice
Alter
Your
Break
35. The first or highest in rank. Ex: Mr.Cow-guy - our __ - prepares fun activities for us at school.
Principal
Capital
Alter
Break
36. A thing or person in particular. Ex: Can any one of those knives be used?
Chose
Their
Except
Any one
37. To give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion. Ex: I __ you to be cautious.
Advise
All right
Chose
Any one
38. A so arid because of little rainfall that supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or none at all. Ex: The Sahara is the largest __ in the world that is not polar.
There
Desert
Advise
Lessens
39. Something that is produced by an agency or cause/result. Ex: Exposure to the sun had the __ of toughening the skin.
Except
Effect
Than
Here
40. A direction or route taken. Ex: I drove off the __ when driving - because I was texting.
Course
Break
Council
Right
41. A building occupied by a state legislature. Ex: I took a job at the __.
Coarse
Capitol
Devise
Threw
42. To act on; produce an effect on or change in. Ex: Cold weather __ the crops.
Accept
Stationery
Chose
Affect
43. With the exclusion or excluding of. Ex: I hate all things __ magical unicorns.
It's
Device
Except
Here
44. Describing something or someone with entirety. Ex: Your shirt looks __ __.
All right
Right
Threw
All Ready
45. The possessive form of 'it'. Ex: I dog already had __ daily walk.
Its
Then
Hear
All Ready
46. A confirmation or an act of comprehending. Ex: Are you __?
Already
Counsel
Alright
Lessens
47. Used to introduce the first two or more alternatives. Ex: __ or not - i'm still going to kill you. :|
Anyone
All Ready
Brake
Whether
48. To a considerable extent or degree. Ex: Your head is __ small.
Affect
Then
Quite
Here
49. To take or receive; receive with approval or favor. Ex: I __ your one million cupcakes!
Whether
Stationary
You're
Accept
50. The time that has already be done. Ex: Your __ past was filled with torture and turtles.
Affect
Dessert
Capital
Past