Lucy hoped that eating a few crackers would * her over until it was time for lunch.!@#$@!
"Tied" is the past tense of "tie," while to "tide over" is to support temporarily.
!@#$@!tide!@#$@!tied$%^%$The icy road caused my car to slide, but fortunately I put the * on right before I got to the bottom of the hill.!@#$@!
"Brakes" are what we use to stop a vehicle, while "breaks" are separations.
!@#$@!brakes!@#$@!breaks$%^%$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'$%^%$Janice left her new mittens at home because she didn't want to * them on the mountainside.!@#$@!
To "lose" is to misplace, while "loose" is the opposite of "tight."
!@#$@!lose!@#$@!loose$%^%$If James came, then we knew Jordan would want to come *.!@#$@!
"Too" is the correct form when the word "also" could be used instead.
!@#$@!too!@#$@!to$%^%$"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!@#$@!borrow$%^%$Amber's parents had grown * of her constant whining about their new car's color.!@#$@!
"Weary" means "tired," while "wary" means showing caution.
!@#$@!weary!@#$@!wary$%^%$We watched the bald eagle * in the sky until it was out of sight.!@#$@!
To "soar" is to maintain position in flight, while to be "sore" is to be hurting.
!@#$@!soar!@#$@!sore$%^%$My nephew always asked to borrow my video games after he got * with the ones he already had.!@#$@!
A "board" is a plank. To be "bored" is to be tired of something.
!@#$@!bored!@#$@!board
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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