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!@#$@!taught$%^%$Whenever I * from a pitcher of ice water, I manage to spill it everywhere.!@#$@!
To "pour" is to tip and allow a liquid to flow -- while to "pore" is to study carefully.
!@#$@!pour!@#$@!pore$%^%$Cindy started looking very * during the party, so I told her she should probably sit down and rest.!@#$@!
A "pail" is a bucket, but "pale" is a very light shade of color.
!@#$@!pale!@#$@!pail$%^%$We paddled our canoe down the * until we came to the dock at my grandfather's farm.!@#$@!
A "creek" is a small river, while a "creak" is a sound.
!@#$@!creek!@#$@!creak$%^%$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!@#$@!fare$%^%$I have fewer problems * my older sister.!@#$@!
"Then" is a word denoting time or time relationships. "Than" is a conjunction used to make comparisons.
!@#$@!than!@#$@!then$%^%$At six years old, my * was not quite tall enough to ride on the roller coaster.!@#$@!
A "son" is a male offspring, while the "sun" is the daytime light in the sky.
!@#$@!son!@#$@!sun$%^%$No matter how much sanding and smoothing James did, the edge was still more * than he wanted it to be.!@#$@!
"Coarse" is the opposite of smooth, while a "course" is a pathway.
!@#$@!coarse!@#$@!course$%^%$Our outside lights are equipped with a * that causes them to turn on whenever it detects motion.!@#$@!
A "sensor" is a device that detects something, while to "censor" is to hide or ban something.
!@#$@!sensor!@#$@!censor$%^%$Our coach was very impressed to learn that the massive amount of materials had been distributed not by a committee, but by a * individual.!@#$@!
"Lone" means only one, while a "loan" is something (usually money) that has been borrowed.
!@#$@!lone!@#$@!loan
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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