Melanie ran to give Jeff a hug, because she had not * him in such a long time.!@#$@!
"Seen" is the past participle of "see," while a "scene" is a visual event.
!@#$@!seen!@#$@!scene$%^%$I didn't know * my sister was meeting us at the restaurant, or at the store.!@#$@!
"Whether" is used when speaking about alternate possibilities, while "weather" refers to rain, wind, and the like.
!@#$@!whether!@#$@!weather$%^%$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!@#$@!do$%^%$The batter swung and connected, but the ball veered off to the right and was called *.!@#$@!
A "fowl" is a bird, but "foul" means out of bounds in an athletic context.
!@#$@!foul!@#$@!fowl$%^%$Carl was excited for his guests to taste the chocolate * he had whipped up earlier that afternoon.!@#$@!
"Mousse" is a pudding-like dessert, while a "moose" is a large member of the deer family.
!@#$@!mousse!@#$@!moose$%^%$Our coach was very impressed to learn that the massive amount of materials had been distributed not by a committee, but by a * individual.!@#$@!
"Lone" means only one, while a "loan" is something (usually money) that has been borrowed.
!@#$@!lone!@#$@!loan$%^%$Meg and David are working very hard to pay off * debt.!@#$@!
"Their" is a possessive, while "they're" is a contraction of the words "they" and "are."
!@#$@!their!@#$@!they're$%^%$The campus police were worried that a concert by a certain rock band might * some students to behave violently.!@#$@!
To "incite" is to provoke, while an "insight" is an understanding.
!@#$@!incite!@#$@!insight$%^%$Jerry kept watching the * face because he thought he had seen him somewhere before.!@#$@!
In order to make the word "man" possessive, we add an apostrophe before the "s" and not after.
!@#$@!man's!@#$@!mans'$%^%$Grading is my * responsibility, but studying the material beforehand is mine.!@#$@!
In this case, a possessive word is required (teacher's), rather than a plural (teachers).
!@#$@!teacher's!@#$@!teachers
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
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