Choose the Correct Word
Thanks for giving me that __________ about my new clothes! (complement/compliment)
compliment +11
To emigrate is to leave your own country while to immigrate is
to arrive in a new country +1
Loose
+12 points
Give me an example of a disinterested person.
someone who does not have a personal stake in a matter. -5
One affect of investing young is being able to retire earlier.
wrong -7
I am going to write my grandma a nice letter on my new _______ for her birthday. (stationary/stationery)
stationery +6
To presume something is to think it is true after gathering evidence, while to assume means ______
believe it is true without knowing for sure +11
Farther
Complement
two things that go together +8
The principal of our school is Mrs. Riddle
Right -1
My teacher was very _______ with my quiz and gave it back to me face-down, so no one would see I failed. (Discreet/discrete)
Discreet +20
While affect is a verb that means to cause a change in something, effect is
a noun that means the result -17
Emigrate
-3 points
A principle
-4
My teacher told me to explain my answer further, but I don't know what else to write!
Right +8
The ______ of studying is having better grades on assessments. (affect/effect)
effect -3
While the word farther means a physical distance more, the word further has to do with ______
the abstract or non-physical ideas +5
principle
+5 points
Two discrete things
two separate things +2
One word can have several discrete meanings.
Right +14
How dare you ___________ you know anything about me! You don't even know me! (presume/assume)
assume +4
While an uninterested person simply does not care about something, a disinterested person _______
has no personal stake in a matter. -2
Stationary
-10 points
Stationary
-7
The lights in his apartment are on, so I assume he is home.
Wrong -15