After recovering from knee surgery, I could go up the * twice as quickly as I could before.!@#$@!
"Stairs" are steps, while "stares" are intent and focused looks.
!@#$@!stairs!@#$@!stares$%^%$My nephew always asked to borrow my video games after he got * with the ones he already had.!@#$@!
A "board" is a plank. To be "bored" is to be tired of something.
!@#$@!bored!@#$@!board$%^%$Janice left her new mittens at home because she didn't want to * them on the mountainside.!@#$@!
To "lose" is to misplace, while "loose" is the opposite of "tight."
!@#$@!lose!@#$@!loose$%^%$Whenever I * from a pitcher of ice water, I manage to spill it everywhere.!@#$@!
To "pour" is to tip and allow a liquid to flow -- while to "pore" is to study carefully.
!@#$@!pour!@#$@!pore$%^%$In summer, the children would * down the big hill behind the park, and have a lot of fun.!@#$@!
To "roll" is to rotate, while a "role" is a part to play.
!@#$@!roll!@#$@!role$%^%$Jasper was * several hundred dollars for dumping garbage into the river.!@#$@!
To be "fined" is to be required to pay a fine, while to "find" is to locate.
!@#$@!fined!@#$@!find$%^%$The victim and his family felt that the assailant was given a * sentence at the trial.!@#$@!
"Fair" means balanced or just, while a "fare" is a payment or toll.
!@#$@!fair!@#$@!fare$%^%$Jerome forgot to retrieve his jacket from the closet before he * the building.!@#$@!
"Exited" is the past tense of "exit," while "excite" is to cause feelings of enthusiasm.
!@#$@!exited!@#$@!excited$%^%$Judy keeps a cryptic note in her purse to remind her * she has filed important travel documents.!@#$@!
"Where" is a location, and "were" is the past tense of "are."
!@#$@!where!@#$@!were$%^%$After surveying the scene at the theater, the director concluded that the mess was not the group of * fault.!@#$@!
Since the context is referring to a group of people, the word "actor" must be made plural and possessive, and so the apostrophe after the "s" is the correct form.
!@#$@!actors'!@#$@!actor's
Which Word?
Each game consists of ten sentences with a word missing (represented by a blank line in the sentence). After the sentence appears, two words will appear on the screen. Your job will be to select the word which best fits the context of the sentence. Click the correct word to complete the sentence.
Work quickly but accurately; your score is based on how many questions you answer correctly, and how much time it took to complete each question.
This game is similar to
Proof It!, but is quicker and easier to play, since it does not involve any typing.
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