As we * by our old apartment house, we were saddened to see all the graffiti and broken windows.!@#$@!
"Passed" is a verb, the past tense of "pass," while "past" refers to something in a previous time.
!@#$@!passed!@#$@!past$%^%$Judy browsed in the store for more than half an hour, but decided not to * anything.!@#$@!
To "buy" is to purchase, but "by" is a preposition meaning "close to."
!@#$@!buy!@#$@!by$%^%$We paddled our canoe down the * until we came to the dock at my grandfather's farm.!@#$@!
A "creek" is a small river, while a "creak" is a sound.
!@#$@!creek!@#$@!creak$%^%$We watched as the large machine formed the hay into a great big *.!@#$@!
A "bale" is a bundle, while "bail" is money to get out of jail, or sometimes a verb (usually used with "out") meaning to release from a predicament.
!@#$@!bale!@#$@!bail$%^%$Our train was ten minutes late to leave, but fortunately it still got us to our destination ten minutes before we were * to arrive there.!@#$@!
"Due" means expected or planned for a certain time.
!@#$@!due!@#$@!do$%^%$I thought I had sure aim with the flyswatter, but somehow I * the fly.!@#$@!
"Missed" is the past tense of "miss," but "mist" is a very light rain.
!@#$@!missed!@#$@!mist$%^%$Shari did not want to make the necessary phone call to her former landlord, but she finally * her courage and did it.!@#$@!
To "muster" is to gather or assemble, while "mustard" is a condiment.
!@#$@!mustered!@#$@!mustard$%^%$Randall was afraid that his friends would turn him * the police if they found out about his involvement in the insurance fraud.!@#$@!
These are separate words because the sentence combines the phrase "turn him in" with the object of "the police." Using the word "into" would imply that Randall was being transformed into a police officer himself.
!@#$@!in to!@#$@!into$%^%$If you have to ask, then * maturity is not developed enough to know.!@#$@!
"Your" is a possessive, while "you're" is a contraction of the words "you" and "are."
!@#$@!your!@#$@!you're$%^%$After it was fully unloaded, the airplane was stored in the * until its next flight.!@#$@!
A "hangar" is where airplanes are kept, while a "hanger" is an object to hang something on.
!@#$@!hangar!@#$@!hanger
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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