Homophones
Homophones
Italics
Mystery
100

I want to go ____ Disneyland.

to

100

I have ____ French Bulldogs at home.

two

100

Where do the italics go in this sentence?

Last night, we watched Finding Nemo on the big TV.

Finding Nemo

100

Do you use quotation marks or italics when mentioning the title of a longer book?

Italics

200

I didn't ____ what she said, could you fill me in?

hear

200

What did you do with my favorite ____ of shoes?

pair

200

Do you use italics or quotation marks when mentioning the name of a song?

quotation marks!

200

_____ are so many reasons you should master homophones.

a. They're

b. Their

c. There

c. There

300

They forgot to grab ____ room keys.

their

300

The lion is a predator but the gazelle is a ____ animal.

prey

300

Where do the italics go in this sentence?

My high school Spanish teacher welcomed us every morning by saying "hola" as we walked in.

"hola"

300

Where do the italics go in this sentence?

My grandfather always likes to read The Wall Street Journal on the porch with a cup of coffee.

The Wall Street Journal

400

I hope this new medication doesn't ____ her mood.

affect

400

I hope the ____ is nice and warm when we go to the beach.

weather

400

Should there be italics or quotation marks in this sentence?

In the chapter titled The Late Night, Ellie sneaks out of her bedroom window.

Since it is a chapter (shorter work), it should be in quotation marks.

"The Late Night"

 

400

Is this sentence correct? Why or why not?

In my College Composition class, I wrote an essay titled How To Tie Your Shoe.

It is incorrect. Use quotation marks when mentioning the title of an essay, especially when it's your own.

500

Two, too, and to are homophones... Use the version "too" in a sentence correctly.

Answers will vary.

Ex.) I like baseball too.

500

When I went to give blood, they had trouble poking my ____.

vein
500

Where do the italics go in this sentence?

Today, I have my least favorite class, which is called The Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics.

Trick question! Nowhere.

500

What is wrong with this sentence?

The professor told us not to loose our textbook called Physics 101.

It uses the wrong homophone.

Instead of "loose", it should have said "lose".

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