Idioms
common grammatical errors
parts of speech
Vocabulary
spelling
100
Try not to (loose, lose) your good reputation.
What is "lose"?
100
We understand each other [really well; really good].
What is "really well"?
100
The manager promised to look [in to; into; unto; omit] the customer's complaint.
What is "into"?
100
lasting for a short time
What is "Ephemeral"?
100
recuperate, vacuum, specificaly
What is "specifically"?
200
I hope your company will (accept, except) our offer.
What is "accept"?
200
I think the cake is done. It smells [good; well].
What is "good"?
200
The office will open sometime [in, within, inside, about] a half hour.
What is "within"?
200
DAILY DOUBLE!!! identify the part of speech and define the following words: affect effect
affect = verb --> to influence effect = verb -->to cause or bring about noun --> a result
200
prejudice, panacea, amethist
amethyst
300
She answered the letter on shocking pink (stationary, stationery).
stationery
300
[Only a small number] of taxi drivers [fail to insure] their vehicles, but usually [these are the ones] who need [it] most.
"it" should be "insurance"
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!!! This class is different [than, from, of, then] the other.
What is "from"?
300
What is the difference between the following words: farther further
farther--used to express distance further--used to express time or degree
300
primitive, obedience, mocassin
moccassin
400
My cousin has a swimmer's (build, built).
build
400
[Him being at the rally] [does not necessarily mean] [that] the congressman [agrees] with the president's entire platform.
Him being at the rally --> His being at the rally
400
He took it [up on; upon; on; omit] himself to schedule the meeting.
upon
400
define the following words: consul council counsel
consul--a government representative council--an assembly that meets for deliberation (student council) counsel--advice (counselor)
400
wholly, wirey, strenous
wiry
500
He is (anxious, eager) to be finished with the dental treatment.
eager
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!! Give the Present, Past, and Past Participle of the verb "bid". Hint: be, was, been
"its" should be "their" because it is referring "whales"
500
Carlos [telephoned] Iris to tell [her] that he [would be] late for [their] [date].
telephoned=verb her=pronoun would be=verb their=pronoun date=noun
500
define the following words: prophesy prophecy
prophesy-- verb- to predict prophecy-- noun- prediction
500
innoculate, aeronautics, saboteur
inoculate
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