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!@#$@!do$%^%$After recovering from knee surgery, I could go up the * twice as quickly as I could before.!@#$@!
"Stairs" are steps, while "stares" are intent and focused looks.
!@#$@!stairs!@#$@!stares$%^%$I did not want to * any water, so I set up a bucket underneath the leaky hose.!@#$@!
To "waste" is to squander, while a "waist" is the area between a person's ribs and hips.
!@#$@!waste!@#$@!waist$%^%$"Would you * me twenty dollars?" June asked.!@#$@!
"Lend" and "borrow" are opposite sides of a transaction; the person who is borrowing receives, while the person who lends is the one who gives.
!@#$@!lend!@#$@!borrow$%^%$Avery's truck was powerful, but not quite strong enough to * the entire load in one trip.!@#$@!
To "haul" is to carry, while a "hall" is a large room.
!@#$@!haul!@#$@!hall$%^%$Rev. Wilkins has been the * of our church for almost twenty years.!@#$@!
When used as a part of someone's name, "Pastor" should be capitalized, but in other uses it should be lowercased.
!@#$@!pastor!@#$@!Pastor$%^%$The line of vehicles waiting to board the * reached all the way to the main street of the island.!@#$@!
A "ferry" is a boat, while a "fairy" is a mythical creature.
!@#$@!ferry!@#$@!fairy$%^%$My grandfather explained to us that the string had to be * in order for our tin can telephones to work.!@#$@!
"Taut" means "stretched tightly," while "taught" is the past tense of "teach."
!@#$@!taut!@#$@!taught$%^%$I don't think recorded phone calls from the Republican party will * the way people vote.!@#$@!
In most instances, "effect" is a noun, and "affect" is a verb. Thus, in this case, we want "affect."
!@#$@!affect!@#$@!effect$%^%$Based on this year's massive harvest, I think we should plant * hills of squash next spring.!@#$@!
For a quantifiable object such as "hills," the word "fewer" is correct. If the sentence had been speaking more generally about squash, or something that couldn't be quantified, then "less" would be correct.
!@#$@!fewer!@#$@!less
Which Word?
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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.
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