(all ready, already)
I was _______ to start ordering breakfast when I found out that the restaurant had _______ shifted to its lunch menu.
What is all ready, already
100
(new, knew)
If you ______ in advance all the ______ turns your life would take, you might not get so frustrated.
What is knew, new
100
(threw, through)
My favorite sweat socks went _________ hundreds of washings before they started to disintegrate; then my mother _________ them away.
What is through, threw
100
(a, an)
Lola bought her mother ___ orchid and ___ nightgown for her birthday.
What is an, a
100
(beside, besides)
I love this class; ________ the fact that the course has thought-provoking content, I sit ________ a Brad Pitt look-alike.
What is besides, beside
200
(brake, break)
Al tried to put the _______ on his appetite, but the luscious rum cake made him _________ all his resolutions.
What is brake, break
200
(passed, past)
In her ______ jobs, Nadia had _______ up several opportunities for promotion because she did not want to seem aggressive.
What is past, passed
200
(weather, whether)
The ________ today is glorious, but I don't know ________ the water is warm enough for swimming.
What is weather, whether
200
(accept, except)
_______ for one detail, my client is willing to _______ this offer.
What is except, accept
200
(can, may)
When she ______ speak English fluently, she _______ be eligible for that job.
What is can, may
300
(coarse, course)
Weaving a wall hanging with _______ yarns is part of the arts and crafts ________.
What is coarse, course
300
(principal, principle)
The school _______ defended the school's _______ regarding a dress code for students.
What is principal, principle
300
(your, you're)
When __________ always the last person chosen for a team, __________ self-confidence dwindles away.
What is you're, your
300
(advice, advise)
Nelson's doctor said, "I _______ you to follow my diet rather than take the _______ of the minister who promised you could lose weight through prayer."
What is advise, advice
300
(desert, dessert)
When it's time to order ________, that man's appetite will never ________ him.
What is dessert, desert
400
(hear, here)
My mother always says, "Come ______ if you can't ______ what I'm saying."
What is here, hear
400
(than, then)
I went to the front porch to get my newspaper, and _____ I made my breakfast. The news on the front page was much more cheerful ______ it had been the day before.
What is then, than
400
(whose, who's)
Rashad is determined to find out _________ van is in the street and ___________ been watching him from it with binoculars.
What is whose, who's
400
(affect, effect)
The loud music began to ________ my hearing, creating a high-pitched ringing _________ in my ears.
What is affect, effect
400
(fewer, less)
I've had ________ attacks of nerves since I began drinking ________ coffee.
What is fewer, less
500
(its, it's)
_____ the chemistry course with _____ lab requirement that worries me.
What is it's, its
500
(their, there, they're)
Indians once lived ______, building a unique culture within ______ cliff cities; now _______ gone.
What is there, their, they're
500
(to, too, two)
____ Arlene, the ____ holidays just meant ____ much company and ____ little rest.
What is to, two, too, too
500
(among, between)
_______ the twenty-five people on the camping trip, arguments developed only __________ the two counselors.
What is among, between
500
(loose, lose)
Lola said to Anthony, "You look dumpy when you wear a ______-fitting shirt. You _______ all the wonderful lines of your chest."