The lake was gorgeous, but the energy we had to exert just to * the bugs away almost made it not worth the view.!@#$@!
To "shoo" is to tell or motion something or someone to go away, while a "shoe" is a piece of footwear.
!@#$@!shoo!@#$@!shoe$%^%$Meg and David are working very hard to pay off * debt.!@#$@!
"Their" is a possessive, while "they're" is a contraction of the words "they" and "are."
!@#$@!their!@#$@!they're$%^%$My toddler nephew is so cute when he * up at me and says my name.!@#$@!
This word is not a possessive, and so no apostrophe is necessary.
!@#$@!looks!@#$@!look's$%^%$A male lion can be distinguished from a female by the distinctive * around his face.!@#$@!
"Main" means primary.
!@#$@!mane!@#$@!main$%^%$Eva wanted to accept the directorship job, but * of things got in the way of her decision.!@#$@!
"Alot" is not a word. The correct term is "a lot."
!@#$@!a lot!@#$@!alot$%^%$Sharon always wore an apron when it came time to * the bread dough.!@#$@!
In the context of dough, "knead" is the correct term. To "need" is to require.
!@#$@!knead!@#$@!need$%^%$The town had to place a * on Mr. Reynolds' property, because he hadn't paid his taxes in so long.!@#$@!
A "lien" is a claim on property, while to "lean" is to bend or tip.
!@#$@!lien!@#$@!lean$%^%$My vision was blurry from the eye exam, so I asked my husband to * the menu choices for me.!@#$@!
To "read" is to decipher by looking, while a "reed" is a tall, thin water plant.
!@#$@!read!@#$@!reed$%^%$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!@#$@!effect$%^%$After surveying the scene at the theater, the director concluded that the mess was not the group of * fault.!@#$@!
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
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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