No matter how many times I pull up those weeds by the *, more weeds seem to take their places very quickly.!@#$@!
"Roots" are the underground portion of a plant, while a "route" is a path of travel.
!@#$@!roots!@#$@!routes$%^%$I hoped Mary would respond to my message, but in my heart I * she wouldn't.!@#$@!
"Knew" is the past tense of "know," while "new" is the opposite of "old."
!@#$@!knew!@#$@!new$%^%$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!@#$@!board$%^%$Based on this year's massive harvest, I think we should plant * hills of squash next spring.!@#$@!
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$%^%$Richard preferred his acoustic, but still practiced on his * guitar once in a while.!@#$@!
Within the context of music, "bass" is the correct term.
!@#$@!bass!@#$@!base$%^%$After surveying the scene at the theater, the director concluded that the mess was not the group of * fault.!@#$@!
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$%^%$Sometimes I wonder how different our world would be if humans could all * under water.!@#$@!
"Breathe" is the action of breathing, while "breath" is the air we take in and out.
!@#$@!breathe!@#$@!breath$%^%$The campus police were worried that a concert by a certain rock band might * some students to behave violently.!@#$@!
To "incite" is to provoke, while an "insight" is an understanding.
!@#$@!incite!@#$@!insight$%^%$My high school's * often seemed grumpy, but once you got to know him, he was quite friendly.!@#$@!
A "principle" is a basic truth. A "principal" is the head of a school or other organization.
!@#$@!principal!@#$@!principle$%^%$As the flower girl, Ava's job was to sprinkle rose * down the aisle before the bride arrived.!@#$@!
"Petals" are flower pieces, while "pedals" are used to propel a bike.
!@#$@!petals!@#$@!pedals
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.
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